Basket of Sweets Oil on canvas 16 x20 $500 (framed)

This still life done with both brush and palette knife was done without either the basket or the fruit. It began as an experiment in creating the basket and then spread from there. I knew I wanted a triangle of interest to be the basket, the window and the book. The basket is off center drawing attention away from the large strawberry in the middle. This painting was fun to do and whenever I see it (which currently is everyday as it is hanging in the hallway at work) it makes me want to do another basket piece perhaps adding some additional elements to the painting.