This is my Italian hero sandwich, purchased at a local market for lunch last week. My favorite sandwich is a prosciutto and mozzarella panini - but I don't have a good local source! The cherry tomatoes were added at home for color - and challenge - when sketching and painting my sandwich.
New York City Brownstones are really red-brown and have wonderful, decorative columns and porches for their front stairs. This sketch was made from a photo that I took in the East 80s during the spring (hence the flowers blooming so nicely).
EDM Challenge #154: Draw a Lemon
I wanted to try to capture the moist cut surface of the lemon and used Masking Fluid to create the appearance of membranes. I need to learn to use even a thinner application tool ! I love lemon flavor and wish I had time to make lemon squares with this lemon before bed!
Four lemon-scented soaps in a clear plastic bag, purchased during our October 2005 visit to Sorrento, Italy:
I need to spend time working with reflections - more now than ever! It took me several days to find something to sketch and paint - and then I could see the reflections on the plastic, but just couldn't make them sparkle. I know that these areas should be bright white, and the next time I try this I will mask the areas and try that.
We keep salted white pistachio nuts in a hand blown glass bowl on our coffee table (when the grandchildren aren't there) or on the fireplace mantle (when they are). There is no relationship between the size of the nuts on the napkin and those in the bowl - I just wanted to sketch some bigger.