Pears with Dark Border

16" x 20"

Acrylic

Here is one of the few still life paintings that I have recently completed, as my concentration has been more on landscape and plein air creations lately. This was a commissioned small acrylic painting in which I chose to use large, loose brushstrokes. The idea was to show contrasting colors as well as texture. I added the 4 inch dark burgundy-esque boarder last, after much consideration, because I thought it "grounded" the subject and helped to tie the color palette together. This was a fun, new effort working with an old, popular subject matter! I think I will try some more of these on even smaller stretched canvases.