Midnight
(20" x 30", oil on canvas)

I admit I have a love of dark green or grey-green backgrounds; I find the warm neutral tones to be a good fit for much of my work. However, this colour composition called for something a little more dramatic. I picked up the cool tones of the shadowed side of the almost white jug and made them the basis for this background. I really like how blue-black enhances the red of the fruit and provides great contrast to some of the hard edges of the pottery.

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