"Five Unpopular and Inedible Fruits" | The National Arts Program Foundation

Painting in gouache, February 2025.

Painting

This is a surreal depiction of imaginary and distasteful fruits. Gouache paints and colored pencils, February, 2025.

David Chamberlain

David Chamberlain

Venue: Virtual OPEN Exhibit

Classification: Adult Amateur

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