Red,Red,Red

I've always like the way radishes look all bundled together in the market with those squiggly roots.  Finally, I decided to paint them.  I'm not really a fan of having radishes in my salads (or any other part of my meals)  but I tried to make them look delicious anyway.

I found out that my banner design didn't make the cut but it was fun to try and I look forward to next year's competition.

Red, Red, Red
Image Size 5" x 7"
Oil

Category › nancy goldman , oil paintings of vegetables , radishes , vegetable paintings

Determination

Don't feel sorry for this poor neglected onion.  Obviously, it was past its prime for eating purposes, but  was determined to use its strength to grow, even though it sat ignored on the kitchen counter.

This onion was part of a still life set-up that my friend brought over for us to paint.  The other vegetables on the plate didn't catch my interest enough to paint them, but I thought this onion with its greenery had a graceful look and a lot of personality.  I also liked that it could grow so much without dirt or water.

I used a dark background to give it a dramatic effect and a sense of importance.  This poor onion that was so neglected has now been immortalized, which is good because I never did plant it and now it's gone forever.

Determination
Image Size 14" x 21"
Watercolor

Category › nancy goldman , Onion paintings , red onions , vegetable paintings , watercolor paintings

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts seem to always get a bad rap so I've never felt the need to try them.  I was really intrigued when I saw the unique way they grow.  I never gave it any thought but if  I were asked how they grow I would have guessed that they grow close to the ground like a cabbage.

I was in Trader Joe's last November and saw the brussels sprouts for sale still attached to the stalks and decided they would be an interesting subject to paint.  When I took them up the the checkout, the cashier asked how I was going to prepare them and I said "Oh, I'm not going to eat them, I'm going to paint them".  He was appalled!  Then he asked me if I was going to at least compost them and I had to tell him no.  I felt so guilty as I left the store that I decided I would try to eat them even though I had negative feelings about them because I'd never met anyone who actually liked them.

I took lots of pictures of them to paint from since it usually takes me too long to paint something this detailed and I figured the only way these would have a chance of being tasty would be if they were really fresh.

To prepare them I cut them in half, tossed them with olive oil, salt and pepper and roasted them.  I must admit they were pretty tasty.  In fact, I had some again last night.  They probably won't become my favorite vegetable but I do like them.  If anyone has a good recipe for them, please share.  : )

This is a watercolor on 300# Arches rough.

Brussels Sprouts
Image Size 30" x 11"
Watercolor

Category › arches watercolor paper , brussels sprouts , nancy goldman , vegetable paintings , watercolor of brussels sprouts