Contemporary still life - Fruit and Vegetable Portraits - garden peas

Contemporary still life - Fruit and Vegetable Portraits

Title            Contemporary Still life  - garden peas

Medium       water based natural pigments in a fresco style with glazes - ash wood 

Size             15cm x 15cm

The kitchen garden combines observations, growing, drawing and cooking. As each month passes I choose a fruit, vegetable or herb to look at, smell, draw, paint and have on my kitchen table.

With these still lives, I aim to develop a narrative of something else going on instead of the mere depiction of the selected fruits or vegetables. Each fruit and vegetable has its own unique characteristics and personality.

Using a fresco type approach each piece is  layered with colour, detailed and abstract brushstrokes, to take on a specific narrative creating an undercurrent within the image.

For commissions of fruits and vegetables you like to grow or cook please contact

annemarieblake22@gmail.com