A Pair of Pears

Pastel 6x6 on sanded paper

I selected this composition because it presented the colors of the two pears with an interesting contrast created by the shadows and the two opposite ends of the pear - the stem and the blossom.  The color of the fresh pears was uniformly green and there was almost no variation in their shading, but the light from a window created the drama that makes them memorable.  I timed my painting of these pears to three 4-minute segments and one 3-minute segment with a break in between each section for evaluation and decision.  I then followed up with just a few strokes to adjust edges and background.  Keeping my time and stokes limited forces me to be more loose in my strokes and holds me back from getting bogged down in details.