Cydonia oblonga

Cydonia oblonga

Quince

2016

42cm x 29.7cm

Watercolour and graphite on Fabriano Artistico extra white cotton rag 300 gsm

Quinces have an old world delight about them, and the trees fruit at the end of summer, accompanied by crinkly, dying leaves. The quince is native to central Asia. Quinces need a long growing season to ripen well.

This fruit study includes graphite work of the open fruit in order to illustrate more clearly how the fruit appears when cut.

The slow perfume of cooking quinces and the garnet red which emerges is one of the deep delights of autumn.