Autumn Harvest with Pewter Mug

The distribution of the wonderful colours of the squashes with their solid regular forms, and bright patterns, is set against the quieter, earthy colours of the mushrooms and the pewter mug, which also have a spherical volume. The handle of the wooden nutcracker bowl flirts with that of the mug and both serve to lead the eye down to the march of the vegetables across the table. The tangled branches of campsis, with its orange trumpet flowers, add air and moment to the stillness and solidity of the other players.