Red Apple is a fully ripe, ruddy fruit that shines with a bright yellow highlight alongside contrasting patches of green. Watercolour painting. Copyright © 2022 Patricia Nolan
Red Flowers in a Glass Vase, four scarlet red blossoms and one white with soft blue tones, rise in full bloom out of a clear transparent glass, surrounded by green leaves and casting a grey shadow across a pale peach surface. Wet-on-wet technique, watercolour painting. Copyright © 2022 Patricia Nolan
Three Red Pears sit on a table, stems intact, the two in the back standing up and the one in the front fallen over. Their skin has turned a rich red in patches over olive green and yellow ochre. The fruits cast a pale blue shadow. Watercolour painting. Copyright © 2022 Patricia Nolan
Calla Lilies in a Glass Vase is a partial view of an arrangement of rusty orange and burgundy red flowers in full bloom on long green stems that rise out of a transparent vase. On the striped grey tablecloth lies a naval orange, its form distorted by the glass. Watercolour painting. Copyright © 2022 Patricia Nolan
Kensington Fish Market takes an up-close look at the fresh-daily offerings of local fish shops, within Kensington Market, exploring their array of colours and varied shapes and sizes from head to tail, staring eyes and all. Painted en plein air in watercolour. Copyright © 2022 Patricia Nolan

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The Still Life tradition embodies the particular pleasure we experience when we enjoy those things that surround us: flowers in a vase, fruit on a table, cherished objects on a desk. The ordinary becomes extraordinary under our quiet focus, and we see things we haven’t seen before.