Saturday, November 17, 2012

Two quinces 7"x5" 18x12cm

I found these attractive quinces at my local market. Their primitive look appealed to me and reminded me of some  fruit paintings by 17th century Spanish artists (Sanchez Cotan, Zurbaran ...)
I used a palette knife to give a more modern look.

Ces coings de forme tres primitive achetes au marche de Cherbourg m'ont fait penser aux peintres espagnols du 16eme siecle (Sanchez Cotan, Zurbaran ).  J'ai utilise le couteau a peindre pour donner une touche plus contemporaine  a cette peinture.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Quinces on blue cloth (Oil on canvas ) 46x27cm 18"x11"



At last here is the final picture of the quinces which were given to me by my friend Violette. The  blue cloth was interesting to work on, its pattern creating a good frame for the china bowl.                                       

Voici enfin la peinture des coins donnes par mon amie VioletteLa  nappe a carreaux  cree un cadre interessant pour le  compotier et  pour les fruits.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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