There's a nip in the air this morning, and the trees here in the Valley are just starting to show some color other than Green. Have started to change the studio over to winter use (moving stacked canvases away from the wood stove and getting plants ready to bring indoors. So why have I posted this painting?

A couple of winters ago I did a small series of Fruit in a red glass bowl. A friend had come over and we set up a still life to paint. Inspired by a show I saw at the G. O'Keeffe Museum of 4 painting she did where each one was pushed further towards non-objective abstraction. She started with a still life, her colors were cream, greys and browns; though I love primary colors they are not so easy to use with any subtlety! With winter coming around again I'm hoping to make the time to do another series-study of this concept. I learn so much from the process.

Red Bowl With Fruit 12" x 12" on panel, oil