Pears are like people....

5x7 mixed media on canvas board

I attended my friend Su's art reception last night. She and 5 other women paint together (and apart) and then exhibit each September. They call themselves the "Confetti Girls" and they are all phenomenal. Inspiring colors, techniques and compositions. Some paintings are similar and you can see their influence on each other. Some totally different and you can see the strong individuality of each artist, but all the work always flows beautifully in one space.

I was talking about pears with one of the women and mentioned I had just painted one and how funny they were as fruits. Seems to me like they are the most human of fruits. They can lean, they have diverse shapes and colors. Some have lumps where they shouldn't, some are short and fat, some are thin and gangly. But they are all beautiful. Just like people!

Off to the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club tomorrow for their Annual Show and Sale. Nothing like last minute, but I am still agonizing over what to bring!