Summer Fruits Painting

Oil and charcoal on African fabric stretched over a wooden box frame. Framed in handpainted matte black wooden tray frame. My aim with each painting is to create a space that is both calming and arresting. A porthole into your imagination. This painting uses African fabric as a base, which you can see as the plant pot. I love playing with pink and red together. Using layers of cool and warm shades, a huge contrast can be achieved. I've played with the pattern of the plant pot by emphasising the swaying of the plant leaves - they're almost mirroring eachother. The plant lives in my studio and I've painted it countless times. It's a very plant-like plant - simple leaves that can tell a different story each time.