Painting with Berries Size:8"x12" Tall and upright

Tall and upright

the sea caught mid-breath in the long moment between power and grace

or above a dark console where its cool blues can breathe

concrete and dark timber finishes

Three wooden fishing boats rock gently in a sheltered inlet

Painting with Berries Size:8"x12" Tall and uprightThis close up still life crowds the frame with clusters of glossy redcurrants, their translucent skins catching the light like little jewels, each berry holding a soft white highlight and a dark blossom end speck. Slender golden stems thread through the bunch, weighing the fruit down over a thick swirl of cream that fills the lower half of the composition. The painterly white impasto reads almost like whipped cream or fresh ricotta, a soft bed against