Almost Real

🌿 Original Artwork Details: Size: H 12"x W 9" x D 1.5" Pyrography and Oil on basswood Almost Real Fruit has long been an essential motif in the history of still life painting. From the Dutch masters’ bowls of grapes to Cézanne’s apples and pears, these images carry with them layered meanings—abundance, mortality, and the simple pleasures of daily life. Among fruits, pears hold a special grace: familiar yet elegant, earthy yet refined. Many collectors consider a still life of fruit to be the cornerstone of a home gallery. Almost Real draws you in with that tradition, while offering a more intimate reflection. Three pears rest atop soft fabric, their forms modeled with care and adorned with tiny pearls that glint in the light. The contrast between crisp pyrography linework and soft, painterly oil edges creates a realism that breathes—objects both solid and dreamlike. The ivory backdrop cradles the fruit like precious gems, setting the scene in a space that feels timeless and contempla