Banana Painting Size:36"x24" their pale faces weathered into

their pale faces weathered into arches and slender rock stacks that march out into the shallows

magenta and golden flowers

red and lime

expressive handling captures spirit over precision

The theme is cosmic wonder and the smallness of our own place within it

Banana Painting Size:36"x24" their pale faces weathered intoTwo ripe bananas rest together at the heart of this quietly realistic study, their golden skins freckled with brown and tipped by a fresh green stem. They sit on a weathered, mottled ground of taupe, ochre and soft grey, the textured surface giving the scene an aged, almost fresco like character. Light falls gently from the side, modelling the curve of each fruit and casting a soft shadow beneath. There is something honest and grounding in this