More strange fruits, this time cut in half. I’m enjoying using more color for the summer….my natural bent is to do everything in olive, brown and mustard, but the season (and the subject matter) are helping me expand into some new palettes.
Archive for July, 2008
Strange fruits, the sequel
July 8, 2008More pomegranates.
July 7, 2008The lovely pomegranate
July 6, 2008More fruit patterns….today, the lovely pomegranate. It’s such a gorgeous fruit that I want my depiction to do it justice. So I will begin with some pomegranate studies, in which each fruit sketch is treated slightly differently:
Now I’m going to try an asymmetrical version using one of my favorites from the studies:
And reversed:
And, finally, a symmetrical, mandala-esque pomegranate tea towel pattern:


















