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.

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 Violette .  La  nappe a carreaux  cree un cadre interessant pour le  compotier et  pour les fruits.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                     Price:  $360       € 280   Inquiry ms@moniqueshaw.net                 

Three oranges on blue cloth 30x43cm 12"x17"

I cannot resist painting oranges or mandarins as soon they arrive on the market. These still had their leaves. Blue goes well with orange (we all know these are complementary colours) therefore I decided to set them on a kitchen cloth which I have often done before. I worked with thin washes of oil paint to keep the picture lively and fresh. 
 
La tentation est grande de peindre ces oranges encore avec leurs feuilles. Le bleu et orange sont des couleurs complementaires comme chacun sait et c'est pourquoi quand je peints ces fruits , je les dispose souvent sur un torchon bleu et blanc.
J'ai travaille en lavis de facon a garder cette peinture fraiche et vivante.

Taking advantage of the season I am painting some quinces given by my friend Violette, an antique dealer living in Melle and who has given me a recipe for making quince jelly...but before I must paint them quickly as they are browning at great speed! I did a small colour study which is on my website

Roses and clementines (Oil on canvas)

I have used a paint knife for the roses which is quite unusual for me. This has given weight to the flower and I like the result.


J'ai utilise un couteau a peindre ce qui n'est pas dans mon style habituellement.Cela donne du poids aux roses et j'aime le resultat.

Price : $ 310   € 240  
Inquiry at ms@moniqueshaw.net

Three peaches on a plate

With this painting I tried a different approach to my usual way of working - a bit more improvisation and a bit less realism !

Avec ce sujet j'ai essaye de travailler differement - un peu plus d'improvisation et moins de realisme !

Three peppers - SOLD -

As part of my study of transparency I have chosen these three peppers as a subject. This follows the work I have already done with lemons and clementines - see blog entry for April 14th.

Pour continuer mon etude sur la transparence j'ai choisi ces trois poivrons comme sujet.C'est la suite d'etudes faites sur citrons ( voir le poste du 4 Avril sur ce blog) et clementines  commences cette annee.