Fruit Landscape
(12" x 24", oil on canvas)

My original intention was a 12" square piece, but, try as I might, I could not make this bowl of cherries work within a square format. After wrestling for a day, it finally occurred to me that the proportions of the bowl would never look comfortable in a square. The shape of the bowl called for breathing room on the width, so I finally stopped trying to force a round peg into a square hole and changed the shape of my canvas.

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Pear Centerpiece
(24" x 24", oil on canvas)

After completing what I feel to be a few strong pieces, I decided to set myself a challenge with something a little different. This highly graphic composition is deliberately centered in the square canvas. My goal here was to explore the concept of a true "centerpiece" while trying to avoid an overly static painting. Think of this as my version of a Tousignant "gong" painting!

Read the Diary
To see my "diary" of this painting, where I have posted photos I took every few days illustrating how I tackled this subject, please visit my website using the following link: Diary

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Grapes and Green Apples
(24" x 30", oil on canvas)

This is a new jug and, although very similar in colour to one I already have, the shape is quite unique. The extra wide base tapers up to a surprisingly graceful spout, while the curve of the handle nicely balances the height to width ratio. The arrangement of grapes, apples and bowl complement both the colour and shape of this new acquisition.

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Fruit Trinity
(16" x 16", oil on canvas)

I am once again enjoying these smaller format paintings. As I often like to work my canvases sideways and upside down, small sizes make it easy to physically flip the work around.

I am working on perfecting my melon slices, the colour is mouth-watering in real-life, but it’s hard to render in oils. Still, I think I've done a fair job and I’m happy with the result.

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Fruit Festival
(18" x 36", oil on canvas)

Happy New Year and welcome to the fourth year of my "Painting of the Week" program.

I thought I’d kick off the New Year with a celebration of fresh fruit. For me, lots of bright colours and shapes, combined with interesting and varying textures, is an almost foolproof path to a successful composition.

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Vignette: White Enamel
(16" x 16", oil on canvas)

In this composition, I am still using the pomegranate to create a play between small detail and larger masses. I also like the contrast between the transparency of the glass jar and the opaque white of the enamel pitcher. The gold apple pulls all the colours together and adds a pleasant organic shape to the composition.

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Composition with Red Jug
(24" x 36", oil on canvas)

Close to Christmas I usually try to come up with a green and red composition. Frankly, it's not hard as this is one of my preferred colour combinations. In this painting, my all-time favorite red jug packs its usual colour punch, intensified by the adjacent green grapes.

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