Dynamic Duo

(36" x 24", oil on canvas)

The scale of this painting takes these two red onions from the mundane to the heroic. The purple reds morph into warm whites to eventually rise up the canvas into dry earth tones that in turn melt into the background. This colour story, combined with the abstract quality of the dried tops and the linear appeal of my ever-present white cloth, makes what I feel to be a very "dynamic" presentation.

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(Life is just) A Bowl of Cherries
(30" x 24", oil on canvas)

There were two quite distinct ways I saw of approaching this painting. The first, and perhaps most obvious choice, would have been a small piece that would emphasize the jewel-like quality of the cherries. I chose instead to do a super-sized version, giving the cherries and bowl heroic proportions.

Scale is key to perception, and I was keen to exploit the positive concept of a simple bowl of cherries and make a really big statement. It can certainly be no coincidence that these cherries are at peak season mid-summer, a time when it is easy to think positive and believe that life can be just A Bowl of Cherries.

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Three Bells

(12" x 36", oil on canvas)

This painting was so much fun to do that I couldn’t wait to get into the studio each morning. The bright colours of the three sweet bell peppers, combined with larger format, gave me the opportunity to play around with the organic shapes. I explored some great colour passages that are almost abstract when viewed at life size, adding great excitement to the painting process and making this composition really pop.

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White Peaches
(24" x 24", oil on canvas)

The creamy white flesh of these peaches is a lovely contrast to the vibrant yellows and reds found in the skin. The deliberate placement of the fruit ensures the diagonal centerlines are a nice complement to the pronounced diagonal stripes found in the cloth. The strong cast shadow on the tablecloth adds some interest to the bottom half of the composition, while not detracting from the center of interest.

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Juicy Fruit
(30" x 15", oil on canvas)

The title really says it all...

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Olio
(24" x 48", oil on canvas)

Our little main street market is filling up with bright local produce making it difficult for me to choose between making dinner and making art! I decided to do both and came home with a large box of tomatoes on the vine, half to eat, and half to paint.

To see a day-by-day progression of this painting please click here.

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Kitchen Geometry
(24" x 12", oil on canvas)

I’m enjoying this vertical format and, in this painting, I’m using its proportions to focus on the cloth. The combination of the stripes of the kitchen towel and the rectangles created by the pleats in the tablecloth lend this painting a real geometric appeal.

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