Saturday, October 9, 2010

Pear With Black Grapes SOLD


oil on canvas panel 6x6 inches

This is the last in my pear series...at least for now. In my previous painting, "Just Fruit", the values are all pretty close, so I wanted to try a light surface with those lovely purply black grapes to punch up the contrast of light and dark...so here we have a loosely cruciform composition involving complementaries yellow and purple. I may make some changes to the pear, but I'm happy with the grapes.

6 comments:

  1. I think I like this one the best Karen.
    Been nice to watch your progression with the pears - thanks for sharing!

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  2. Karen, the colors are so pleasing in this painting. Love the softness.

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  3. I like the glow on this pear. I like the light background with the fruit, also. Very nice!

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  4. Very nice painting, Karen! It's all good, but I LOVE how you handled the shadows here.

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  5. Love the contrast of dark purples against the soft yellows.

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  6. Thank you, everyone for your positive feedback! It's odd...I felt less confident about this one, and then it turns out people like it...go figure! Perhaps proof that instead of second-guessing and laboring over, it's usually best to call it done and move on to the next painting. At least for me.

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