SIMPLE PLEASURES
A STILL-LIFE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL ARTWORKS INSPIRED BY THE COMFORT OF HOME
WELCOME TO MY LATEST COLLECTION
AN INVITATION TO ENJOY THE SIMPLE PLEASURES OF LIFE
It can be as easy as a walk in the park, a warm cup of tea, or something nice to knit. Beauty, I do believe, is found everywhere around us. And happiness comes from learning to enjoy what we have.
This collection is a reminder to appreciate the simple things we have, and the comfort of a home.
Table with view
This painting was the first of this series.
It is represent the transition of the seasons. Winter is over, the snow has melted and a new life comes out of the window.
The viewer is sitting comfortably in the comfort and safety of its home, looking out of the window at the world beyond.
On the table simple pleasures, coffee, flowers and the last mandarines of the season.
Oil on canvas
40x40 cm
Unframed
Cafรฉ et Mandarines
This painting was the second of my series.
It came to live from a sketch in my sketchbook of an autumnal table fo dried flowers. It reminds me of how I wish some of my morning journaling sessions would be. The birds singing in the trees, a cup of coffee, the smell of fresh mandarines , and a notebook to write for hours.
Oil on canvas
50x50cm
Unframed
Lizโs Table
This is probably one of my favorite painting from the collection.
It is inspired by the photograph of Lizโs Table. Liz is a knitter with a lovely podcast that promotes small living, cosy knits and mindfulness. Every time I look at it, I feel a sense of joy and calm. Just like her table.
Full of simple but delicious things that bring comfort to oneโs life. Those little lemons next to the vase, are like a little ray of sunshine and positivity.
Oil on canvas
20x20 cm
Unframed
Les Deux Poires
This painting was an exercise for me to go back to basics.
Focus on simple things that make a painting great. Good lighting, good textures, taking time to bring values. All small but simple steps, that are so important to make those two little pears shine like jewels.
Oil on canvas
20x20cm
Unframed
Paigeโs Table
Paigeโs Table is the sister painting to Lizโs Table.
Paige and Liz have a podcast together, and spend a lot of time talking about their love for slow living, knitting and sewing.
So it was clear to me as I painted Lizโs Table, that Paigeโs would follow. I loved this photograph of hers, because there is nothing that makes me feel more cosy at home than knitting on some lovely knits.
Oil on canvas
30 x 40 cm
Unframed
Fraises et
Porcelaines
This painting is my dream of my perfect cottage table scene, or at least a snippet of it.
I love the comfort of cottages, the old porcelaines and ceramics. Lovely fresh and juicy fruits picked up from the garden. All these things remind me of my grand parents cottage, and all the lovely summer days I used to spend there as a kid. In a way this painting is like this childhood memory on a canvas.
Oil on canvas
30 x 30cm
Unframed
A Table of Peaches
A table of peaches is the last of the series.
It represent fresh peaches picked out of the garden. The sunlight shining lightly on them . The joy and anticipation of baking with it, or simply enjoying it as itself.
Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it. - Alice Walker
Oil on canvas
30 x 40 cm
Unframed
Now live
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Now live ใฐ๏ธ
I hope you will enjoy this collection as much as I did painting it.
I leave you now with a bit of poetry about simple pleasures, and more visual inspiration from the collection.
The Orange
At lunchtime I bought a huge orangeโ
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Daveโ
They got quarters and I had a half.
And that orange, it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.
This is peace and contentment. Itโs new.
The rest of the day was quite easy.
I did all the jobs on my list
And enjoyed them and had some time over.
I love you. Iโm glad I exist.
โ Wendy Cope
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