Joan Cox
lemons and pomegranates lemons of italy classic pears - commission lemons red seeds red stripe summer sweet folk pear painting on board pear panels pears cursive red pears, orange stripe blue plums 3 copper pears - small green fire i can hold unconscious fresh pears violet plums mango pomegranate 3 red and yellow 1 red and yellow 2 blush grass cool blue lime peach and violet blue and orange 1 blue and orange 2 blue plums 1 blue plums 2 small blue plum commission three pears four pears aqua pears autumn 1 autumn 2
PEARS, PLUMS, POMEGRANATES 2001-04
These oil paintings were painted in my Falls Road Studio in Baltimore from 2001 - 2004. They are an expression of the sensuality of life.

These canvases are colorful, vibrant, painterly renderings. I apply the paint quickly over a few sessions with broad strokes and purposeful drips and splashes. I frequently go through the layers of paint by scratching the images and composition into the top layer. The scratching adds the strong linear element of drawing that brings the viewer’s eye back to the surface of the canvas from the depths of the color and shadow.
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