"Watermelon with Strawberries" by Irina Furman - Realist Still Life Food Painting Oversized Inspired by the 19th-century tonalists

Inspired by the 19th-century tonalists and by the Barbizon School of French  landscape painting

18" x 22" Framed

14" x 20" Unframed Woodcut on Paper

His color preferences in these early works is more muted compared to the brighter colors he favors to present his current home in California

14" X 20" Unframed

"Watermelon with Strawberries" by Irina Furman - Realist Still Life Food Painting Oversized Inspired by the 19th-century tonalists8" x 10" Unframed 13" x 15" Framed Oil by Irina Furman Having come to Boston from Russia as a young adult, drawing was a skill that she did not have to leave behind, and which helped her adapt to her newly adopted country, whether as an illustrator for a local newspaper or as a graphic she has always remained faithful to painting.