I'm very fond of patterns - in fact I think knitting and digital imaging have a lot in common. Take a look at a knitting pattern - what do all those little squares remind you of? Pixels! Here a simple cross pattern, some colour changes & the strong shadows define the image.
When I first started creating images, I was surprised at how many artists chose pears as their subject. I finally decided it was for 2 reasons: 1] human models aren't as readily available as fruit and 2] pears are visually very sensual.