Black Mission Figs on Stripes, II ~SOLD (Somebody liked this!)
6 in. x 6 in., acrylic on canvas
$72 (gallery-wrapped canvas, no frame needed)
I love figs. Fresh figs, dried figs, fig preserves... but NOT the Newton, which does a terrible, dry disservice to something so wonderful as the sweet and earthy fig. For my fiftieth (!) birthday last September, my beloved daughter-in-law, who knows how much I love them, made me a gorgeous spiced pear layer cake with blackberry curd filling, brown sugar frosting and caramel sauce, topped with enormous blackberries and FRESH BLACK MISSION FIGS. FRESH!!! They were exquisite. I am so glad I was born during that short window of time when fresh figs are actually available in the produce department of some stores. The long and short of this is that my daughter-in-law loves me, so much that she left the rest of the little vented box of lovely black mission figs for me to enjoy. Their dusky, tender and lightly ribbed purple forms were just begging to be painted, so I threw the last few onto a well-used ochre and white striped kitchen towel in the afternoon light and painted them. I've painted this twice, an original study (still available, contact me for details) and this second treatment. I hope you like it.
