Life is just a bowl of cherries - sweet and tart. This painting evokes a quiet joy through its use of saturated reds and accents of blue, while the background is peaceful, rich and textured. The light travels across the canvas from left to right, and the viewer’s eye goes to the overflowing cherry bowl, then travels to the cherry pile on the right, and in a circle, around the painting, evoking a quiet and contemplative joy.