Mystery Botanicals #7

The Pair

It is cold 11 degrees while I paint. I keep taking breaks and going inside to warm up. It is slow going.

I keep the leaves flat and thin and plump up the solid pears. The two foreground pears are the biggest on the whole tree and together they sit companionably, quietly while the three pears in the background talk about them. Such gossips and tale spreaders. I aim for a light yellow painting but it becomes more complicated with leaves, leaves and more leaves.

mystery botanicals #7, The Pair , September 13,  2016 oil on canvas 9" x 12" sunny  4.5h