"Presage"

This is one of the few ever done with the use of 'models'.... the tomatoes were too great looking to not try for... the rest came from the bin in the refrig... as is with all my works, there lies a metaphorical relating involved here - and particularly note that tho a veggie still life, there is NOT a sense of decay, as seen in ever so many other such over the centuries, displaying a much different sense of life.... while more lettuce could have been used, the base view of this is one of the beginnings of a salad, yet there is, as one 'sees' when reflecting on the work, several other layers - indeed, the red onion itself implies that 'layers within layers' ....