Oil on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the back.

This artwork comes with an external frame

ARTIST: George Pascalis

ARTWORK DESCRIPTION:
Impressionism-Still-Life study of Figs, Morning Glory (flower) and Black Grapes.

MEDIUM: Oil on canvas,
40cm (W) x 30cm (H)

Historically: Still life painting emerged from the paintings of larger detailed compositions, within larger projects. It has been often combined with figure subjects, especially in Flemish Baroque paintings.

Although the still-life painting category is mostly a plethora of engraved silverware items, ceramics, botanical flora, fruit or vegetables; these paintings, also included the subjects of dead game animals; there has been considerable overlap amongst the artists.

A still life painting can include a fully depicted background, which puts aesthetics rather than illustrative concerns as a primary focus.

My painting: is a study of Figs, Ipomoea (Morning Glory flower) and Black grapes; it is an impressionistic rendering still life; one which is concerned with light and shade; with the subject matter melting into a dark background.

Figs: in the Biblical Book of Genesis, Adam and Eve clad themselves with fig leaves after eating the "forbidden fruit" from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Likewise, fig leaves, or depictions of fig leaves, have long been used to cover the genitals of nude figures in painting and sculpture.

Ipomoea (Morning Glory flower): is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 500 species. It is a large and diverse group with common names including morning glory, water convolvulus or kangkung, sweet potato, bindweed, moonflower, etc.

Black Grapes: the first grapevine planting material arrived in Australia with white settlement in 1788. Today grapes are grown commercially in all States and Territories. Grape growing (wine, raisin, and table) is the largest fruit industry in Australia.

FRAMED: ready to hang, in a hand rubbed Tasmanian Oak frame.