Spilled Peaches

What is happening to me with this crazy palette knife craze?

Perhaps I'm just in a style phase and it will pass.  

I hope not, because I love it.

What would Thomas Decker think? Would he be horrified? 

I hope not.

Basket of Peaches, oil on canvas, c. 1885, Joseph Decker

I can't fully explain why, but of all the wonderful and amazing works of art in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art here in Northwest Arkansas, it's my favorite painting.

I suppose it's because there's an elegant simplicity about it.

Whenever we visit other museums, I always look to see if one of his paintings is there.

I used it as inspiration and set up my own basket of peaches still life.

I painted these versions in 2012 and 2020.

ME: (after opening my file of still life images for peaches) Hon, which one should I use?

RON: They all look the same.

ME: No! Look they have different backgrounds and different arrangements.

RON: Ok. The red one.

ME: Which red one? Red on the table? Or red on the background.

RON: Um, the  first one.

ME: But, it doesn't have very good shadow in the background.

RON: Then the next one.

ME: Well, it only has two peaches in front.  Don't you like three better?

RON: Sure.

ME: What color of background then?

RON: Why do you ask me this?

Ha ha... Good question. Why do I ask him?

The reason I revisited my Peach Still Life Folder? My Weekly-ish painting challenge was "Just Peachy." 

Original Oil Painting on 11"x 14" Wrapped Canvas

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