The Lucent Pear

Miniature #12
Oil on canvas board
7"x9" oil
January 12, 2009

I make a point never to eat anything I paint since I'm a messy artist and tend to get paint on my clothes, my skin, and my models – and truthfully, turpentine and linseed oil don’t strike me as very tasteful condiments. This is the same pear as in last painting. I loved it so much I simply had to paint it again but this time on a lighter background. I like how snug the pear looks, all cuddled in a lush blanket. It probably knows I won’t eat it – it will simply sit on my desk, all lovely and inspiring… and eventually rot.