pomegranate

I love pomegranates. Love to look at them, love to open them, love to drink the juice (especially with champagne) and eat the seeds. Love that they are so many shades of red all wrapped up in one powerful little ball. Love that they are bursting with so much magic.

Pomegranates are an ancient fruit (learn more here) and show up throughout history representing fertility and rebirth - particularly in the Greek myth of Persephone (remember that one? Persephone is kidnapped by Hades, and her mother Demeter goes into mourning and shuts the whole world down. Zeus intervenes but since Persephone was tricked into eating six pomegranate seeds while down there, she can return, but must spend 6 months of each year down under. Hence winter.)

I've been planning this one in my head for a while, twice I have bought the prettiest pomegranate I could find at the store and brought it home, only to watch it slowly shrivel and get tough before I had a chance to paint it. So last night I finally seized the opportunity.

Pomegranate, acrylic on canvas. 36 x 36" 

This photo was taken with my phone, which is not ideal and certainly far from perfect. But hey, this is me trying to document more!

As always, if you are interested in buying this piece or commissioning something, drop me a line.