The beauty of opposites is evident in a plum's deep purples against the yellow of two bananas.

Nectarines cozy up to one another in an aqua container.

A represenatational painting of a fig tree evolved to include some fantastical elements.

My husband’s delicious cooking prompted this painting of a salad of frisée, radicchio, sprouted mixed beans, goat cheese and roast duck.

Two broccoli bunches snuggle to keep each other company.

Three lemons hang from a branch on a tree amid a grove.

My husband’s gourmet cooking inspired this painting of a colorful dish of mussels in broth with garlic crostini with their varied textures.

The seven olive trees in our front yard drew me to the purple and green, two of my favorite colors.

The second in a series of three paintings depicting olive branches on the trees in our front yard, this one rendered in pale green and purple.

The third in a series of three paintings depicting olive branches on the trees in our front yard, this one rendered in sky blue and purple.

A still life of a blue pitcher against an orange and red ground.