Showing posts with label grapefruit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grapefruit. Show all posts
12.29.2014
12.08.2014
10.16.2014
10.14.2014
4.16.2014
4.15.2014
1.21.2014
1.08.2014
12.13.2013
12.03.2013
Cup of Tea
At first I wanted to name this piece "Tea and Grapefruit", but the fruit is hiding its face behind the cup, so I decided to focus viewers' attention on the cup of tea and name it that.
It snowed here overnight, but not as much as we might have wanted it to - but the content of this painting fits spring more than winter! Yesterday's piece, "Half Full", was evidently a premonition of the white blanket of snow on the ground as well as the background of the painting.
11.28.2013
Bittersweet
Here is another work with progress steps. I know my fans will want to see the process of my painting :), with the final at the bottom with the signature.
11.07.2013
Red Grapefruit Slice
As I was slicing this grapefruit it occurred to me that it looked just like the ones I used to buy at Buford Highway Farmers' Market in Doraville, next to Atlanta, GA. As I was peering into the half-transparent red depths of this fruit, I thought for a moment that my return to Russia might have just been a dream and, as soon as my gaze finally resurfaces from the grapefruit flesh, I might find myself still in the familiar corner on the second floor of my Georgia apartment, where I used to paint my cups and fruits. This thought would not leave me until I finished painting this one. I guess I am missing Georgia.
8.19.2013
7.17.2013
Grapefruit and Wild Cherries
These wild cherries are also from my garden - they are different from those cherries that are sold in supermarkets: they are more sour, smaller, but have a unique fragrance. We usually make jam from such cherries and their fragrance makes wild cherry jam especially good.
7.13.2013
Raspberries from My Garden
I picked these raspberries from the raspberry bushes in my garden. What I said before about the ephemeral nature of Russian summer is particularly true about raspberries - their season only lasts for about two weeks. Minus rainy days, of course, when you can't pick them and they might even go all watery and tasteless. Yesterday we had an hour long interruption in the rain and drizzle and I rushed to pick a few berries. That's how these ones survived the rainy day.
7.09.2013
Grapefruit and Cherries
I bought this grapefruit and it was supposed to be a red one inside.
My initial disappointment with its color disappeared, however, when I started painting it.
6.08.2013
Cup and Fruit
This is my third painting in Russia, and I feel like I am slowly getting used to a new place for my easel.
5.03.2013
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