Tom und Erdbeeren

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My son's Oma here in Germany got him 2 rabbits: Tom (black) and Jerry (gray). She thought they were both boys but, WOOPS, one is a girl. So, not wanting more rabbits, she had one fixed. I showed her this painting and she said "Tom und erdbeeren!" (Tom and strawberries). Hence the title.

Watermelon Aperitif

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This is the last of the watermelon and my favorite. I know I say that a lot. I think most of the time when I do a series I am wanting to say something specific with my subject, and when I finally say it, I move on. Maybe that makes sense?

I Beg Your Pardon?!

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The watermelon was having a nice visit with the spoon. But the spoon has no social filter and eventually said something offensive. The watermelon is now a bit taken aback!

Watermelon Soup

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I had a vision of this painting before I painted it. I was lying in bed with my eyes closed, after having just woken up. The first thing I think about is what I'm going to paint for the day, but I usually have just very vague images as ideas. This time I envisioned this almost exactly. I jumped out of bed and ran to my studio to capture it. Ok, so maybe I stopped to have breakfast along the way, but ...