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Original Oil Painting on Board

Size Framed: 41.5cm x 41.5cm

Price: SOLD

There’s a certain quiet ritual in slowing down to appreciate small pleasures — a single glass of red, a wedge of cheese, a cluster of grapes. In ‘Cheese and Wine’ I wanted to capture that suspended moment: simple objects arranged so their textures and colours speak as clearly as any conversation.

At first glance the composition is intentionally modest. A dark almost infinite background pushes everything forward: the wooden plank becomes a stage, the white cloth a soft punctuation, and the glass a clear focal point. The deep colour of the grapes and the warm golden tone of the Swiss-style cheese play off each other, while the wine’s glossy reflection and the subtle bloom on each grape invite you in close. I enjoy the challenge of rendering surfaces — the way light becomes a crisp edge on glass, a soft caress on cloth, and a matte, slightly porous surface on the cheese rind. Those contrasts are what make the scene feel tangible.

A few technical notes for those interested: to keep the composition calm and unified I relied on a restrained palette and strong directional lighting. The glass is rendered with crisp highlights to reinforce its transparency; the grapes get subtle variations of tone and a delicate surface bloom to read as flesh rather than paint. The result aims to feel both refined and approachable.

Thank you for taking a moment with ‘Cheese and Wine’. I’d love to hear what it brings up for you — a memory, a favourite pairing, or simply a sense of calm. Leave a comment or reach out if you’d like more information about the piece.