Garden Oranges - Original Oil Painting by Robyn Palescandolo Size:30x30" The petals are rendered with

The petals are rendered with particular delicacy

especially around the outer edges where flower and background meet

the flower becomes almost abstract in its structure

the way the greens cut through the bouquet with such freshness and contrast

I wasn’t searching for idealized beauty

Garden Oranges - Original Oil Painting by Robyn Palescandolo Size:30x30" The petals are rendered withThese oranges grow just outside my studio: sun warmed, a little wild, and never quite uniform. Their flavor is more tangy than sweet, their leaves weathered by time and sun. They arent the kind youd find perfectly stacked in a market bin, and thats exactly why I chose them. Theres a quiet poetry in imperfection. I wanted to honor the truth of these fruits as they are: slightly bruised, deeply alive, full of character. In painting them, I wasnt