Unfortunately I did not make it to the farmers market this morning because it was raining. A lot. Which left me at odds for what to do on a Saturday morning.
I decided to go to the community mercantile for produce and flowers, and there I found the most beautiful golden beets. Along with a few other necessities.
Before I let myself get caught up in any monkey business that would keep me from painting the golden beets. I went upstairs. Laid out a beet. Drew a basic shape with gouache. Swished things around in my palette until I had just the right shade of orange. And did not let myself stop.
Then, for better or worse I decided the shadows were needed. Followed by the decision to give it a blue background, and finally a label.
This is what happens, when you watch your sister paint pieces of PIE before you go to bed. All night long you dream about painting, and in the morning you think you can. So you try.
Amazing! You are doing so well with your painting!
Posted by: Debbie | 07/02/2016 at 10:42 PM
Wowza! Love that beet, the shadows, the painted background! Simply perfection.
When I was about eight y.o., I would fall asleep picturing myself painting or drawing because I was convinced that if I imagined it, it would happen. I was disappointed each time I woke up and tried to draw or paint a picture. Now here I am four decades (+) later realizing that you can do what you imagine, but it takes practice and putting in the time. Dreams + Practice + Work = Success. Go figure!
You, Carol, already knew that and put it into your routine...because, look at all you're excelling at!
Posted by: Heidi Sue | 07/03/2016 at 07:00 AM
And then you succeed!
Posted by: Chris Oliveira | 07/03/2016 at 07:36 AM
Your last two lines stopped me in my tracks... that has to be the most perfect quote about painting ( all creativity actually ) and I am going to write it on the first page of my sketchbook ( with attributes to you of course! ). "All night long you dream of painting, and in the moring you think you can. So you try." Love it, love it, love it. And your beet is absolutely wonderful!
Posted by: gretchen | 07/03/2016 at 08:02 AM
You can! I am signed up for the class but haven't started it yet. I hope I don't get too hungry watching her paint all those pieces of pie and cuocakes--I'm on an austerity diet--trying to loose a few pounds!!
Posted by: Janet Ghio | 07/03/2016 at 08:04 AM
oops! In my previous comment I should have written "All night long you dream 'about' painting" , not "of". if I'm going to quote, I need to get things correct!
Posted by: gretchen | 07/03/2016 at 08:11 AM
oh sister your golden beet is absolute perfection. and that shadow... and that blue..so so so good! we will paint many many things in sweden!!!
Posted by: sister | 07/03/2016 at 09:27 AM
Never mind! I found the recipe in your archives for the blueberry cake. Yummmmmiiiiiiiie! Nice beet painting. xo
Posted by: SusanS | 07/03/2016 at 03:30 PM
Your golden beet painting is amazing!!!
Posted by: Susan m | 07/03/2016 at 04:12 PM
Of course you can. You DID! :-) Very impressed. Beautifully beetiful. :-)
Posted by: Vicki in Michigan | 07/03/2016 at 06:18 PM
Great painting of the beet. I was painting a Vermillion Flycather first thing this morning with gouache. That bird assignment is hard. Made me feel kind of sorry for the bird.
Posted by: Linda Watson | 07/04/2016 at 02:48 PM