A Pear of Gossips

Pears seem to last longer than some of the fruit I buy. They develop scars after a while which seems to give them more character.

6 x 12 oil on canvas to bid click here

I painted this on a ground made up of paint left on my palette. Once I worked on a pink ground that I took to a John Preston workshop. He made the comment that he had never seen someone work on that color. With his help I produced a very nice painting. I don't know if he decided to try it of not as his technique works very well without any tinkering.

I next roughed in the pears before I did the background. It is easier to adjust the background to fit the main interest than the other way around.