This appetizing array was painted in Albert FrancisKings signature Trompe l’oeil (deceive the eye) still life style, a method in which the artist uses close, detailed observation to faithfully render a three dimensional illusion on a flat surface. From Swiss to suds, Kings command of realism is mind-bending. But its his deftly deceptive treatment of glass that puts his true mastery on display. With fine lining and careful execution of reflecting light, King skillfully portrays the dynamic translucence, weight, and feel of each piece of glassware. While nearly invisible in some areas of the delicately thin dome of the cloche around the cheese, the glass of the bulbous knob at the top as well as the thick bottlenecks appear notably heftier. And using a hazy amber hue and measured manipulation of refracted light around the beer glass and bottles, King achieves a cool condensation you can almost feel.