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Photographer, Illustrator, Artist. · Erin Sparler

Monthly Archives: April 2012

The 2012 Spiral Path CSA Art Challenge!

Carrot study by Erin Sparle

CSA’s, or Community Supported Agriculture, is a new and rapidly growing way to purchase and support locally grown food. Last year we joined Spiral Path-our local CSA- and Loved It! This year I am challenging myself to paint or draw at least one of each different kind of vegetable we receive! As Spiral Path sends [...]

Orange Study

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I finished the fourth piece of my citrus collection this week. This navel orange was so incredibly vibrant orange on the inside, it almost looked like a blood orange. Now I’m working on accompaning hand-painted patterns and product mock-ups. I’m thinking pink grapefruit gingham, lemon yellow argyle, orange herringbone or stripes and maybe a green [...]

Lime study

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This morning felt like a lime-y kind of day. The baby gave me just long enough to complete the study I started last night and the two 2-D inside-outside pieces. These would make a lovely polka dot patterned fruit fabric, don’t you think? Or the whole collection would be idea as kitchen ware. I’d love [...]

Grapefruit study: how to draw a grapefruit with tombo markers

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Today’s study, and breakfast , a pink grapefruit. 1. If you have a grapefruit, get it and study it. Actually observing an object always helps. Take note of the shape and color. It is not always what you think. (you can also use a picture from the Internet as a reference.) 2. Lightly draw in [...]

Lemon Study: how to draw a lemon with Tombo markers

This mornings Elon was up at 4:30am. I was so incredibly thirsty I made a got up to get a glass of water with lemon. Here is the subsequent watercolor / Tombo marker study of the leftover lemon half. How to Draw a Lemon with Tombo markers 1. If you have a lemon, get it [...]

Mid morning experiments with watercolor

Experimenting with wet on wet watercolor techniques.