Three Spring Rolls with Shrimp and Peanut Sauce Painting

Shrimp and pork spring rolls on a grey plate

This spring roll painting centres on a round grey plate with a brown rim. Three rolls lie side by side on it, wrapped in clear rice paper. Pink and orange shrimp curl against the wrapper, and coriander leaves sit flat beneath it. Green chive stems poke out of the upper ends.

The roll at lower left shows slices of pale pork and white rice vermicelli at its open end. In the middle, one roll is cut across, so you see lettuce, pork, noodles and a shrimp inside.

Around the plate, a bowl of brown sauce with crushed peanuts and red chilli sits at upper left, and a second at lower left. A small dish above holds two lime wedges, sliced red chilli and garlic cloves. At upper right, a woven basket holds coriander, purple leaves and lettuce.

Broad oil strokes in tan, green and coral

The table is built from wide, flat strokes in tan, cream and brown, with grey and blue streaks at the edges. The brushwork is loose there and tighter on the rolls, where thin pale glazes suggest the clear wrapper and small touches of white mark its folds.

Coral shrimp and red chilli are the warmest accents. Fresh green herbs and lime answer them against the neutral wood and grey plate.

A square food scene for kitchens and dining rooms

The square format keeps the plate, bowls and herb basket in one balanced view from above. The soft tan ground and the green and coral accents suit a kitchen, a dining room or a restaurant wall, especially beside wood, cream or pale sage.

FAQ

What is inside the rolls in this painting?

Pink shrimp and coriander leaves show through the rice paper on two rolls. The roll at lower left shows pale pork and rice vermicelli, and the cut roll in the middle shows lettuce, pork, noodles and shrimp.

What is in the two small bowls?

Each dark bowl holds brown sauce topped with crushed peanuts and red chilli. One sits at upper left and the other at lower left of the plate.

What is in the small dish above the plate?

It holds two green lime wedges, sliced red chilli rings and a few garlic cloves.

Which rooms suit this palette?

The tan wood, grey plate and green and coral accents suit kitchens, dining rooms and restaurants, particularly with cream, sage or natural wood around them.