Fruit, vegetables and everyday objects in pen, pencil and acrylic paint, with the soft light of the classic still life.
The series includes 12 drawings, among them Bananas, grapes and apple, Pears, Watermelon, Nutcracker, Asparagus, Onions and shallots, Candies and Garlic and shallot.
Bananas, grapes and appleStill life of a hand of yellow bananas, a bunch of green grapes and two red apples, in bright colour with visible hatching on a pale ground.PearsThree pears shaded in red and yellow, the central one with a curved stalk, set on a pale ground with lightly suggested shadows.WatermelonTwo slices of watermelon with pink flesh, black seeds and striped green rind, in translucent colour on an almost empty white ground.NutcrackerA metal nutcracker in grey tonal shading with reflections, gripping an open walnut with a pale green kernel and an orange shell.AsparagusA loose bundle of purple asparagus spears criss-crossing, with pinkish tips and stems shaded in lilac, grey and red, on a pale ground.Onions and shallotsA heap of golden onions in the foreground with purple shallots behind, showing thin papery skins and soft hatching on a pale ground.CandiesA cluster of glossy sweets in green, pink, blue, violet, ochre and red, with bright highlights and grey shadows on a pale ground.Garlic and shallotA head of garlic and two pink shallot bulbs, their skins shaded in ivory and magenta, on a bluish ground with light shadows.Runner beansRunner bean pods in pink flecked with yellow, hanging from vines with translucent green leaves, on a pale ground.BananasA hand of yellow bananas, one of them half-peeled, in luminous colour with light grey shadows on the pale surface below.ApplesFour round apples in red and yellow with spots and streaks, lined up with grey shadows; drawing tools lie alongside.PlumA dark plum with bluish highlights and a slender stalk, in close-up on a white ground, with drawing tools resting on the sheet.
