The only painting I managed to squeeze into a busy summer was to start a piece inspired by a kohl rabe. Coal who? It's a vegetable. A purple bulbish thing with oversize frilly leaves. Lots of color, lots of drama. Sign me up.
It's still in the works but I figure it's come along enough to share. The first photo is from early July, just after we got the kohl rabe in our weekly farm box. And now look at us, up to our eyeballs in potatoes and parsnips. Where did the time go?? I did make some good headway with it last month, but then some other work came up so it's been in a holding pattern for a few weeks. Not complaining! I like being busy -- especially with commissions! -- but it's easy for me to forget that there are pieces waiting for their finishing touches, like this poor neglected kohl rabe. When it rains, it pours....
In any event, here's what's doing so far with it. I've added some brighter colors, but the shadows need some reworking, and I have to cool down the color of that reddish leaf in the background that wants to steal the show. I am excited to wrap things up with this one; I love the feeling of finishing a piece. Hopefully the next time you see it will be on my 'for sale' page!
It's still in the works but I figure it's come along enough to share. The first photo is from early July, just after we got the kohl rabe in our weekly farm box. And now look at us, up to our eyeballs in potatoes and parsnips. Where did the time go?? I did make some good headway with it last month, but then some other work came up so it's been in a holding pattern for a few weeks. Not complaining! I like being busy -- especially with commissions! -- but it's easy for me to forget that there are pieces waiting for their finishing touches, like this poor neglected kohl rabe. When it rains, it pours....
In any event, here's what's doing so far with it. I've added some brighter colors, but the shadows need some reworking, and I have to cool down the color of that reddish leaf in the background that wants to steal the show. I am excited to wrap things up with this one; I love the feeling of finishing a piece. Hopefully the next time you see it will be on my 'for sale' page!