This is a 30x30” oil painting on a gallery thick, 1.5” birch wood panel featuring a scattering of sunlit cherries on a creamy white backdrop.

One of my first paintings as a professional artist captured a large, moody scene of cherries in a bowl. That painting, titled “Cherries”, launched my career and so returning to the same subject a few years later but painting cherries scattered on a bright tabletop, introducing light and shadow in an alternate way was a touchstone on how far I’ve come and how far there is yet to go. Cherry skins reflect some of the brightest highlights, interacting with the shiny surfaces of the fruits around them, those dynamic glints and the dancing shadows made this piece incredibly satisfying to capture in paint.

On the back:

• The frame has a sawtooth picture hanger installed on the back, making the piece immediately ready to hang.
• The painting's original palette paper that was used to paint the scene is glued to the back of the panel, serving as an added memento to the artwork.
• The back of the painting panel is signed and dated.

The painting comes with a signed and dated certificate of authenticity.

A signature look of my work is how the painting wraps around the edges of the panel by a 1/2”, the remaining depth was left the blonde birch wood. The entire piece, edges included, is coated in a satin varnish.

The photo referenced for this painting was curated and captured by the artist, Hannah Kilby.