Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Three Cherries, and An Apple and Two Cherries

Three Cherries, 5 inches by 7 inches, December 2012
Sold! Private collection, Henrico, Virginia
 
Aside from the great wealth of flavor and antioxidants, cherries are a great way to study reflection and deep color saturation. Three of these in an offset row provides an excellent opportunity to study the details of the minutia of delicacy. It's also a fantastic little painting.

An Apple and Two Cherries, 5 inches by 7 inches, December 2012
Sold! Private collection, San Carlos, California

And just when I thought I might be done with these colorful little gems, I decided to see how they look against the scale and mass of a green apple. Point meets counterpoint, imbalance meets balance, antioxidants meets the fresh tart crispiness of a granny smith apple, and this is yet another great little study.

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