Three Turnips and a Purple Saucer oil on claybord 5×7″ $100
Still life painters seem to need to paint pears and turnips. I’ve painted lots of pears but never turnips so I felt it was just time. Setting up arrangements for the kitchen series is fun because it forces me to think of different possibilities for presenting foodstuff. Fruits and vegetables sort of take on personalities while I’m observing them so closely. I was tickled when I realized that the saucer under an African violet would be a nice purple to go with the color of the turnips. Fortunately they lasted long enough to roast along with parsnips, carrots and onions.
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