Herb Garden: Oregano
(12" x 12", oil on canvas)

Although I do not have room for a large garden, I do have a rather extensive herb garden that I rely on through the summer months. This little piece features oregano, one of my most often used herbs.

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A Simple Abundance
(18" x 18", oil on canvas)

Simple abundance is far from a new concept. Sarah Ban Breathnach has sold countless books extolling the virtues of simple abundance. It can also be found in the writings of Deepak Chopra, the teachings of Ghandi, the words of Solzhenitsyn, Buddha...and countless others. It is also an oft-occurring theme in my work as well as the work of other artists through the centuries. Whether in the form of a book, a poem or a painting, I am convinced everyone can appreciate the merit of this concept.

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Night Light
(15" x 30", oil on canvas)

Focused light, moving left to right, strikes the edge of the indigo fabric creating a streak of blue/white to reveal some of the colours in the grapes before hitting the cut fruit and stoneware. A few more grapes and a golden apple stop the viewer's eye from continuing off the canvas.

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Aubergine
(24" x 36", oil on canvas)

This week I’m featuring a more ambitious painting with lots of texture and variations in colour and shape. As the title suggests, I started with the eggplant and built my composition outwards, adding various related elements until I felt I had a complete story.

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Stoneware and Fruit
(16" x 16", oil on canvas)

Here’s another quiet painting, very similar to last week's offering. These stoneware crocks (I have 3 in various sizes) are a joy to render. Their basic form and colour provide a perfect surface that I can use to reflect all the local colours of the composition, almost creating a painting within a painting.

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