Two pears on the sill

Two pears from the corner shop, one grey morning, painted instead of eaten.

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Work 08 two pears

Two pears on the sill

Year
2026
Medium
Watercolour on cold-pressed paper
Size
28 × 28 cm
Availability
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On the days the weather keeps me inside I paint whatever is on the windowsill. The light in the studio comes from the left and turns everything blue on one side; the pears took an hour and the shadow took three tries.

The wall behind them is the paper, untouched.

Work 08 two pears detail
Detail: the blue-grey shadow