About “Squashed”

Fall is the transitional season from summer to winter.  It is at this time of the year that the outside temperature gets cooler, leaves begin to change color and farmers begin to harvest  fruits and vegetables and in particular gourds.  I was at a farmers market, in Kauneonga New York, where I noticed an open crate of gourds full of color and shapes- SQUASHED- together, a great subject to paint.  A photo and quick sketch resulted in my new painting… ‘SQUASHED’.