Fallen Pear, Acrylic, 6x6

Today was a day I stayed home, so no oil painting for me.  But I had these luscious pears and I decided to make a painting with them.  The background, originally black, seemed boring, so I looked for a nice red to set off the green pears.  I picked up a tube of Naphtol Crimson, a paint I'd had for a while, but never really found a place for.  It was perfect - and more 'candy-apple' red than it shows in the picture.  I'm no pro at iPhoto (yet!), but this is a pretty good image otherwise.

Follow The Leader, Acrylic on Canvas, 6x12

The lovely colors and shapes just pull me to paint them. But is everyone really sick of pears? Something new tomorrow!

You may have noticed I had to adjust the colors a bit - my husband prefers the previous, more yellow-y colors... do you??

One Pair, 6x6 Acrylic on Canvas

Driving to Newport this morning in the snow, I took many photos with the intention of painting a nice winter scene as the storm swirled around me back at home. I had stopped at the grocer's and when I got home I plopped the green pears on some gorgeous blue tissue paper that was on the counter.... forget about the snow scenes - maybe later!