Bearing Fruit #17-pastel-12x9-SOLD

Bearing Fruit #17

Bearing Fruit #16-pastel-18x24 (SOLD)

Bearing Fruit #16

Bearing Fruit #14-pastel-9x12-(SOLD)

Bearing Fruit #14

Bearing Fruit #13-pastel-18x24

Bearing Fruit #13

Bearing Fruit #12-pastel-18x24

Bearing Fruit #12

Bearing Fruit #10-pastel-18x24

Bearing Fruit #10

Bearing Fruit #9-pastel-18x24

Bearing Fruit #9

Bearing Fruit #8-pastel-24x18

Bearing Fruit #2

Bearing Fruit #1-pastel-18x24

Bearing Fruit #1

Bearing Fruit Artist Statement

I began this series of pastel paintings in 2006 after rendering a still life of fruit with a cloth background. The folds of the fabric and the shadows and reflected light were reminiscent of those of the human figure, and I became inspired to explore the sensuality of ripened fruit within the aesthetic of the female form. More recently, I have included the male figure in the series which has grown, as of 8/09, to twenty-two paintings.