Fruit Fusion 2
(12" x 12", oil on canvas)

While there are still hints of the bright colours I've been using of late, I think this piece has a quieter appeal. Here, I have focused more on shape, particularly enjoying the somewhat intricate structure of the cape gooseberries.

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Berries and Cream
(12" x 12", oil on canvas)

The old cream bottle and the timelessness of the berries combine to create the nostalgic tone of this little painting. I believe there is a great deal of comfort to be derived from a simple memory like this.

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Berry Prep
(12" x 24", oil on canvas)

I'm stepping away from my 12" canvases to do a slightly larger version of last week’s piece. Again, I had to work quickly to capture the freshness of the cut berries. I cannot seem to get enough of the almost neon-red edge of the outside flesh against the blue white inside flesh. Colour is addictive!

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Strawberry Preserves
(12" x 12", oil on canvas)

Cutting the berries in half gave me a whole new palette to work with. The inside of a strawberry is absolutely luscious, but just as the season is fleeting, the berry's tender heart must be painted quickly before it too loses its fresh appeal. This is my way of "preserving"!

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O & Co. Part Two
(12" x 12", oil on canvas)

Here’s another composition featuring this wonderful little O & Co bottle, along with another recent acquisition, a dark bottle with a red wax seal. I've picked up the red in the elastic around the beans and bounced a bit more here and there to give this small painting a fair amount of interest.

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O & Co

(12" x 12", oil on canvas)



My already extensive collection of bottles just grew bigger with the addition of this little bottle of oil. Its proportions are perfect and I love its diminutive size. The raised lettering, O & CO, gives added personality to the piece. This composition packs a great deal of interest into a small space and it has a tone I find very appealing.

It is my goal to do a number of these small compositions in the coming weeks. Given my 6-month drying time, they will be ready just in time for Christmas!

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Pears on a Glass Pedestal
(16" x 16", oil on canvas)

Fruit, fruit and more fruit! I seem to be hooked on colour and what better way to get my fix than to paint the wonderful variety of fruit that is so readily available.

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