A Gift of Honey
(12" x 12", oil on canvas)

Using a slightly higher point of view gave the honey more colour and depth, because the light passes through the jar and bounces back off the light fabric. This angle also gave me the opportunity to work more interest into the fabric, playing up shadows and the raw edge of the linen. Although a very simple subject, I believe there is plenty of interest in this small canvas to keep the viewer engaged.

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Stilton

(12" x 12", oil on canvas)

A small slice of blue-veined cheese with a flash of blue foil attached was the inspiration for this small piece. 

Looking for the right balance, I spent a fair amount of time adding detail to the wine glass, only to take it out again. While I needed the glass for the composition, I did not want it to overwhelm the other elements, preferring instead to keep it as more of a background player.

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Jewel
(12" x 12", oil on canvas)

I really lucked out finding this large clementine with its fresh glossy leaves intact and forming what I interpret as a protective teepee-like shelter. A pared down composition allows the simple beauty of shape and colour to shine.

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Fruit Gems
(12" x 24", oil on canvas)

After working on large format paintings for the past few months, I found it difficult to return to some smaller sizes. After a few false starts, I pulled out some of my favorite things and re-visited one of my most favoured size canvases.

The white grapes are quite distinctive, owing to the various sizes of grapes in a cluster. They are also not really white, but rather a pale green with tinges of red, making them ideal to pair with the orange. I like how everything sits comfortably in this space and think I have my small format "groove" back.

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Fruit Cup
(24" x 18", oil on canvas)

I like the verticality of this composition created by the stem of the grapes leading down to the unravelling peel. The horizontals of the table edge and apple quarter balance this dominant vertical line.

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Rainbow
(30" x 30", oil on canvas)

This painting is a follow-up to last week's piece, but on a much larger scale. I set up my light source to maximize the amount of red reflections coming from the pomegranate and bouncing around the image, thus setting up a nice staccato rhythm.

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A Lemon and a Pomegranate
(24" x 36", oil on canvas)

Happy New Year and welcome to the seventh year of my Painting of the Week program.

After a nice break I returned to my easel inspired by the colours of past festivities. I very deliberately paired the saturated hues of the fruit with the neutral vase, allowing reflections to shape the contour. I was particularly sensitive to the sharp edges of the fruit against the soft edges of the cloth and the disappearing edge of the vase.

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