Farmers Market Quest
I’ve been visiting farm stands and farmers markets for several weeks, looking for fresh subjects for my Farmers Market sketchbook series. I accidentally discovered The King Farm near South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, when we made a wrong turn and pulled into the parking lot to get our bearings. A large tent revealed a bonanza of produce, baked goods, and two long tables with containers of mix and match flowers. Last week, I found buckets of colorful flowers from Damsel Garden at the Kinderhook Farmers Market. I love the riot of colors and textures and the abundance of it all.
Tips & Techniques- You can’t go wrong! Pick up some farm fresh produce and start sketching. Vegetables and fruits are forgiving and complacent subjects– not only will they stay put, no one will know if your carrots or peas don’t look exactly like the ones in front of you. Vegetables, fruits, and flowers give you full artistic license to create a composition that suits you and you can walk away and come back to your drawing or painting as your times allows. The only thing you need to ensure is that no one eats your subject before you are finished. Materials: Damsel Garden Flowers on Stillman & Birn Zeta Sketchbook; Mixed Vegetables on Handbook Co. Watercolor Journal)
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Beautiful buckets of flowers Jean! Very inspiring, as always. I’m working on my hawkmoth hummingbird at the moment.
Ilse
Thanks Ilse! Your moth came out great!
Such beautiful pages-truly feasts for the eyes! Love hearing about your adventures, sometimes a wrong turn turns out to be the best turn!
That wrong turn was excellent!
Perfectly delicious! Love your colorful and edible encounters, thoughts on animation (or lack thereof) and those angled beets! You truly are a master, Jean! Happy Farmers Market shopping.
My idea with the beets was to showcase them but also make the piece feel fun, instead of like a botanical study. I want to convey color and abundance.
it definitely is fun!
Delightful pages, Jean. Summer harvests provide beautiful sketching subjects and fresh abundance for our dining pleasure. Nice work 👏
Thank you! I’m enjoying the quest and discovering some wonderful places along the way.
Reminds me of how pleasant it is to sketch produce and plants, thanks for the sketches. And a good reminder that one can always find something to sketch.
Absolutely, Terry!
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Hi– sorry your comment got cut off!
Hello Jean,
I always love your artwork! I am trying to sign up for your last 2 classes of this series if possible with the Winslow art center- not sure is it is possible.
Hope So!
Avery Gunther
You can still sign up — follow the link on the workshops page to Winslow Art Center. You’ll have access to the first two sessions via video recording and you can attend the next two live or recorded. Thanks!
ok sounds great!
Avery
You’ve portrayed color and abundance and freshness. I love how your veggies look like they would be crunchy and crisp and juicy – something about conveying translucency, I think.
Thanks so much– glad you like it!
Your paintings/postings always give me ideas to try in my own journal. This time, it’s the gray frame. I like using frames but black ink sometimes is just too bold, but I also don’t love painting a frame in watercolor. I think the gray frame gives just enough structure and cohesion without drawing attention. Oh, and of COURSE I love the flowers and veggies, too! 🙂
I made the frame with a black 005 Micron pen. It’s just enough to pull the elements together, without being too heavy. Quick and easy.
I had to miss our 3rd class. Is it available as a recording. I’ve looked through my Winslow emails, but I must have deleted too soon.
Janet T
Hi Janet- Just log into the Winslow classroom and you’ll find the recordings at the top of the page. Let me know if you have any trouble finding it.
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Lovely sketches! How wonderful to come upon the market, a nice surprise.