A colourful oil painting of pears, apples and quince with alla prima feel to the brush strokes .  Set upon a table top there is a Classical Realist feel to the still life composition. The palette has warm vivid autumn yellows, golds, reds and oranges.  Usually these paint colours are composed of Cadmiums yet here is a mix of vibrant modern pigments such as Quinacridone Rose, Arylide Yellow,  Phthalocyanine Green .  All these are remarkably vivid and allow a rich play of opacity and transparency to enliven the canvas.  The frame is a simple squared moulding which slopes into the painting, draws us in.  The painting was made as part of one of Paul Foxton’s online workshops that began in lockdown.