Pure & Simple
(18" x 24", oil on canvas)

I built this composition around the clementine, and I did so quickly knowing that the attached leaf would not last long under my hot lights. After fussing around for a day I settled on this somewhat simple grouping and got down to painting. A few hours into the painting process I started to think that this was turning into quite a little gem. The brightness of the jug, the heat of the reds and oranges, the unexpected impact of the blue handle were all adding up to equal quite a powerful piece.

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