Making me want to cry...

This is a second still life of red onions and garlic. The artichokes told me they were lonely and suggested that I get them a friend. For the last three days these onions have been sitting in my bedroom. It is an odd thing to come home from work and smell onions and garlic as you sit on your bed and take off your shoes.

I'm pleased with the onions but less pleased with all of the random garlic bulb paper to the right of the illustration. Perhaps I will warm to it as I stare at this picture day after day. It is now listed on Etsy.com and available, like the artichokes, for purchase.

Now that I am finished with this illustrations these onions are no longer under my protection and free to become dinner. Perhaps onion soup tomorrow evening!

Twas a Lovely Dinner

Recently my boyfriend, David, and I had my sister, Kathleen, over for dinner. We were inspired to make artichokes from a cooking show that David loves. I was inspired to paint the artichokes, based on their interesting shape and color variation. Thinking myself to be terribly clever I looked at Etsy and found a HUGE number of people who like to paint (and sell) pictures of pears, apples, and artichokes. (Perhaps the Holy Trinity of fruit for still life paintings...)

At some point soon I shall put these three artichokes up on Etsy and perhaps in cyberspace they will meet up with other artichokes and discuss what it was like sitting for a portrait. (Exciting? Dull?)

Tomorrow I am back at work at my sales job but in less than two weeks, I will be taking a week off and flying to Paris (with the aforementioned boyfriend and sister). These next few days will be a flurry of tying loose ends up at work, Parisian research, packing, and stress! Please wish us "Bon Chance"!