Bradford Pear Still Life is one my early digital images.  When I created this piece I was reminded of the work of Henri Matisse and the way he created flat planes in his paintings during his Fauves period (early abstract). I used a small sampling of the color and texture of one of the Bradford Pear leaves to create the red background, filtered to achieve the painting effects and painted in the strong black tangent of the table and quilt-like surface.  This continues to be one of my favorite pieces for its strength of color, composition and remembrance of one of my favorite artists.