Pictures: Plums rolled on the table

Ripe plums are a very sweet and juicy fruit. But it is not always possible to pick up among the delicious plums those that you want to draw.
This time I was lucky, among a large basket, I chose several plums that were just begging for the canvas.
I made a still life, where the plums scattered a little on the table. To my joy, there were two varieties of plums in the basket. Some are larger, maroon in color. Their skin is glossy, sometimes red. And next to the plum renclode. Its fruits are oblong, dark blue in color, with an overflow into purple. And a beautiful blue patina on these plums, like on black grapes.
At first, I wanted to paint this still life in oil, but then I decided that these plums in the technique of dry pastels would be more beautiful.
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I drew a Pastelmate on a sheet, which is appreciated by all pastelist artists in the world. Layers of pastels adhere very firmly to this paper. For a more interesting effect, I used watercolor toning of the background.

The size is indicated in its pure form. In addition, 0,7 cm margins have been added around the perimeter to decorate the picture in a baguette or passepartout.