Fruit Bowl with Quince
(24" x 24", oil on canvas)

Lighting the bowl from above gave a wonderful transparency to the fruit, particularly the grapes and minneola. I chose to keep both the foreground and background dark to further emphasize this light.

As an aside, I was absolutely delighted to find quinces at our local Middle Eastern fruit shop. As I have not painted one before, I thought to include it in a larger piece, thereby giving myself a chance to get used to its form and colour. I hope to do more compositions with this unusual fruit.

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