Two tomatoes on a vine

Today’s painting was inspired by some tomatoes I found in my fridge that were just about bad, as well as Richard Diebenkorn’s work.   The goal here was to simplify without losing form and also keep the painting fresh.  I think I was successful in these areas.  Another goal was to capture light with color while avoiding to add copious amounts of white.  I love how the tomato on the left appears to glow from within.  Also I have been working over top of older paintings and I think it is creating a nice texture.  This painting was done on top of an acrylic painting that failed.  Sometimes you have to let go of what is underneath to reveal something more beautiful.

Two tomatoes on a vine 8x10”

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