The gooseberries in this still life seem to leap off the canvas. It’s no wonder the artist, George Forster, was credited with making the gooseberry a popular still life subject.
I was interested in Forster’s particular choice of fruit, too. And why, amongst all this gleaming perfection, did he choose to include a split non-perfect plum?
I don’t know much about gooseberries, but they have been the subject of bans in the U.S. If you have a gooseberry seller nearby, here’s a link to a host of gooseberry recipes.
More of my ekphrastic poetry here. More on the novem here.
Gooseberries
Like glass mirrors
goose-berry fruits
gilded by light
are like sunshine.
Sheer shiny jewels.
Disco-shined balls.
ยฉelsp 2026
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