Red Plums
(15" x 30", oil on canvas)

Adding the worn cutting board to the background really brought this otherwise predictable composition together. The warm wood tones, as well as the strong back and forth horizontal, pull together the foreground elements making for a more cohesive composition.

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Rainiers By the Pound
(12" x 12", oil on canvas)

More goodies from the market...

I love to paint Rainier cherries, but this year they were very hard to find and I only got in two paintings. If I'm lucky, I'll see some early next spring.... In the meantime, it is harvest season and I'm off to the market again.

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Forelles By the Pound
(12" x 12", oil on canvas)

One of the pleasures of shopping at farmers markets is buying a little bit of everything "by the pound". I usually return home with many, many small paper bags filled with all kinds of goodies. Some to eat, but most to paint.

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Herb Garden: Basil
(14" x 18", oil on canvas)

In this small painting I have combined the regular shapes of man-made objects with the organic shapes of basil and garlic to create a balanced contrast. Losing some of the hard edges of the bottle and bowl adds an element of intrigue to this little drama.

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