Fruit and Vegetables

 Time to fill the produce boxes now that shelves are "built." 

The signs in Italian for the fruit add interesting depth. I like having them with a haphazard placement as if someone just naturally stuck them there.

And now, vegetables.

At this point, I am convinced that I could stock this entire store faster than painting it!  

While I often paint eight hours a day, after 4 or 5 hours on this piece I am calling it a day. The differing textures, the varying colors (some not used in my traditional wildlife pieces), and the detail requires intense concentration. I am also doing quite a bit of editing on the fly.