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These strawberries look good enough to eat! They are very ripe and so is the pear. the sun is coming in the window and causing them to cast shadows on the colorful indian style placemat, which was purchased out west in Arizona or utah (I don't remember). Strawberries and pear was originally painted in oil, then the rest of the painting was done in acrylic. At the end, I touched up the fruit with acrylic, also, to brighten them up.

I was born in Rhode Island, raised in South Carolina, lived in Massachusetts 9 years and Rhode Island 3.5 years, Virginia a year and a half, now we live in Connecticut. We have traveled from the South to the West and even to Alaska. This has given me great opportunity to paint a wide variety of scenes. I have been drawing/painting since childhood. With an Assoc. in Art Degree, learning from art courses, studying from the Master's, reading, and observing people and nature - I am producing pleasurable art. But my gift is first and foremost a gift from God. I work in most mediums, but my favorite because of the fluidity, would be oil. I have enjoyed instructing elementary children, and high school students in art as well. "I want to...