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Tag Archives: fruit art · Erin Sparler

Tag Archives: fruit art

Fig illustration

So we didn’t actually get these from our CSA. My friend Angie had a fabulous end of summer barbecue the other night, and she had a tower of figs from a friend who managed to grow fig tree in Pennsylvania! (no easy feat.) So I had to take the leftovers and draw them. The inside [...]

Honeydew melon painting

Honeydew melon is one of my favorite fruits. Add a little squirt of lime and yum! How do you like your honeydew? Got a good recipe or way to eat honeydew – let me know in the comments! So, I was very excited to draw the honeydew we got in our CSA share. What I [...]

Finished Strawberry Drawing

Red Strawberry

We got 2 whole quarts if organic strawberries in out first CSA delivery. plus my little strawberry patch has offered up quiet a few pickings as well. At first this drawing/painting gave me a hard time as I wasn’t sure how to tackle the highlights on the flesh. They were So shiny! Also the indentations [...]

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 [...]