Pear abstraction 4

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Hard to find time to paint, which lead to overthinking and rushing to use the time I got, not a good thing when you have an expressive style.

It is easy that the focus is on producing instead of creating, but I do get some things done that I like.

Apples and pears 11

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I try to change subjects, especially when I get stuck or think I need to "clean my pallet", as you say when it comes to food. I wanted this one to be rough and have a lot of contrast.

Apples and pears 10

Not For Sale

This is a composition that I have done before, but not as small as this. When it comes to subjects or compositions I have two criteria. I don't want to repeat what other artist do and I want to "ad something new to the conversation". To paint something, I have to believe/feel that I can at-least accomplish on of those. Painting fruit is a common subject and I often get stuck because I don't think it is fun or unique enough. I have done a few that I probably won't post, but this one I like.

Apples and pears 4

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This was my 3rd version of this composition. They are all similar, but in different sizes. This was the middle size. I wanted to see how much my approach changed with size, if it meant more brush strokes and details, or if I could keep the same simplicity. The two small  paintings has the same feel, but the larger one demanded more details.

Apples and pears 3

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It is weekend and everyone is enjoying the summer and the fine weather. Time to post some older paintings that haven't been posted yet. This is a slightly larger version of a painting I posted a while back. Going up in size meant that I could work more freely.

Apples and Pears 9

SOLD

This is a slightly larger version of a painting I did a while back. I liked the old version, but I wanted to see how it would look if I could go bolder with my brush strokes and lines. Size do make a difference, at least I feel more free and can feel the brush strokes while I painting, if you know what I mean.

Apples and pears 8

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 A saying goes like this. Every action has a reaction, that is very true when it comes to my art. I go in one direction and sooner or later I take it in another, from colorful to more muted ones and so on. After a series of expressive paintings, I took this one to a very calm place, letting the contrast come from the background.
I will do another version of this one, slightly larger and more playful.

Apples and Pears 7

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I painted this one a while back when I experimented with fabrics. I had a lot of fun with it and am sure I will use fabrics again.

Red Pears 2

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This is one of the paintings I did when I played around with fabrics. It is simple, graphic, just the way I like it.

Apples and Pears 5

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I went back to small with this one and I tried to keep it clean and simple. I wanted every brush stroke to count.

Pear Abstraction 1

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Right now I am working on going as abstract as I can. Sometimes I even go non figurative, something very new for me. This one was done a while back when I went as small as possible, something I don't do at the moment.

Red Pears 1

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I usually go from loose to tight and vice versa. I went loose with this one.

Super Size Fruit 8

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This is the 2nd version of three with this composition. After I made a small one (8" x 8") I wondered if it would look different if I did it larger, would I change the brush strokes and keep it as simple as the first one? The answer is "no"! Going up in size meant more brush strokes and details.

Apples and Pears 2

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I bought the fabrics to inspire me, not to limit my expression. I am not trying to recreate the fabric, but use it as a supporting actor to my composition. I love how the fabric colors resonate with the color of the red pears.

Apples and Pears 1

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I finally got around and bought some fabric and have played around with it in combination with fruit. I have also done more than one version of several compositions. Playing around with it, doing more or less color, changing size on the panel etc. I have done 3 version of this one and this was the first one. I'm not sure why, but I really liked the composition and the feeling of it.

Pear and blue glass bowl abstraction 1

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This is the first painting I did with the blue glass bowl. It is larger than first and the composition is slightly different.

Bowl with fruit 7

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Well, I know it is a strange name for this one, but I thought I continue with it since it is a container with fruit, even if it is only a glass. Found this fun glass at IKEA. It was also fun to scale things down after all those bowls with a lot of fruit.