Gosh I wish it were warmer. This week I’ve painted up ripe tomatoes and I miss that smell. It’s such a unique scent when you put your nose right up to where the stem meets ripe flesh. There’s nothing better in the hot summer months. I have plans to can my own salsa and tomato…
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Finished: Spoon & Tomato (#WorldWatercolorMonth)
This was a really fun one to challenge myself with. I love the mix of the monochromatic spoon and the colorful baby tomato. I have a love of painting fruits and veggies and I also love figuring out the shadows in a black and white photo so this was a fantastic mix for me. I…
Spoon & Tomato Sans Tomato… (#WorldWatercolorMonth)
Just a quick post showing today’s progress for #WorldWatercolorMonth. Thought I’d do a complicated drawing/painting this time. Tomorrow I’ll paint in the tomato. I love doing value drawings and I think this will be so unique with the painted tomato on the spoon. Now all I have to do is wait until tomorrow morning to…
I Wish Someone Would Bring Home The Bacon
(Photo by Lucas Zarebinski) Wouldn’t you just love a bacon and tomato sandwich right now? With some good mayo and vine ripe tomatoes, all red and delicious? Ya, me too. That’s how I’ve been feeling all day as I look at the photograph I was using to paint up my tomatoes. I actually have a…