Sunday, January 13, 2013

"Solitary Pear"

When my friend was closing her art studio, she gave away a lot of her still-life props-- and a lot of imitation fruit. I also bought a plethora of canvases and boards from her. This little pear has the sweetest shape, a bit big in the bottom. Perhaps it's a shape I relate to ;-) as I see it often in my mirror at home looking back at me. This is also painted on the black gessoed surface. I love the effortless quality that other artists' utilize, when the paint doesn't go all the way to the edge and some of the background peeks through. Their pieces seem to have more confidence. Hopefully this little solitary pear has a confident, jaunty quality about her.

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"Solitary Pear" 5x5 oil on panel with black gessoed surface, ©Laura Gable
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6 comments:

  1. RastovichJanuary 13, 2013 at 5:14 PM

    Laura,
    This show great virtuosity.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 13, 2013 at 6:11 PM

    Love the pear. I can almost taste it. Not as much as my plums, but close. - Ed

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  3. LapoynteJanuary 14, 2013 at 9:34 AM

    Laura, What are you talking about, -this doesn't look anything like you; you're a peach!

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  4. Greg AshbyJanuary 15, 2013 at 8:23 PM

    Love the brush strokes, full of paint

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  5. a woman who isJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:41 PM

    As always love your colors!

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  6. Laura GableJanuary 16, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    Thank you all. I had to look up virtuosity in dictionary.com -- wow thanks Michael.

    It's easier to make the brush strokes visible by using a lot more paint ;-) and trusting the stroke. Easier in oil too, than in watercolor.

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