Strawberries (For Fun)

Last night after I finished working on Andrei Rublev's Trinity for the day, I decided to paint something I had wanted to paint just for fun - a bowl of strawberries.  The inspiration was this antique painting of strawberries that has been passed down in my family:

I started out really simply in acrylic:

 

Here is what I had finished as of last night:

The painting is still all in acrylic.  I plan on going over it later in oil.  I had such a good time working on this little (I mean little - 5 x 7") painting.  It reminded me that even though I have high hopes for my art, I can't forget to enjoy myself a long the way.