Fruit Plate Painting Size:8"x12" holding the simple joy of

holding the simple joy of a barefoot morning by the water

which carries soft reflections of the trees toward a luminous

almost black background falls away around the muzzle

The heavy impasto gives the whole village a warm

The cool teals

Fruit Plate Painting Size:8"x12" holding the simple joy ofPainted in loose, sunlit brushwork, this scene rests a generous terracotta plate of figs, grapes and a split pomegranate on a weathered stone ledge. Halved purple figs glisten beside clusters of green and deep violet grapes, their jewel tones catching the southern light. Beyond the balustrade, a Mediterranean coastline sweeps into view, with ochre hilltop houses tumbling down to a sapphire bay under a bright, cloud dappled sky. Trailing grapevine