I am bound to my studio these weeks as Scott is off nursing his mom and I am left to midwife our new deck and landscaping project.  Since he is gone, I have become a denizen of my basement studio at odd hours, all hours.

Last weekend, wine tasting with friends at Tyee, I grabbed some plums and pears to paint.  Yesterday, after looking on the web at contemporary, Cezanne and Old Master still lifes, I set up an arrangement to paint.  Many pastel still lifes are photo real.  I wanted mine to have character and sparkle.  Here are the three I painted yesterday, each one a bit better than the last.  They are all quite small.  The first two plum/pears are 9×12, the teacup is 6×8.

Blue Striped Glass Murano Bowl with Fruit

Pears and Plums on Cloth

Teacup and Plums