Quince on a stand Reedbeds Poster Bringing the place and time

Bringing the place and time closer to the viewer

Where the body of the fallen boy had fallen a white hyacinth grew

The garden at this time of the year is filled with the sound of insects

I adore and relish in our ever changing seasons and this drawing for me in charcoal plays with the textures of meadows in summer

Quince on a stand Reedbeds Poster Bringing the place and timeI have drawn quinces many times in different media. Why? Because the form of the fruit with its angled shoulders when drawn in a square gives the opportunity to explore composition and subject within the surface of the paper. In this little charcoal still life which is on Fabriano Artistico paper, the shadows play a game with the shape of the fruit. This is part of a much larger series which may very well may end up totalling a whopping great seven