Practical Produce

Washington State is known for it's apples, and everyone of them is delicious. Though my favorite is the cosmic crisp. They are very large and sweet with a nice crunch. They also are such a beautiful color with speckles of white that lend credence to it's name "Cosmic".

The first of these food themed paintings, I saw an image of a sardine and wanted to play around with my new watercolors. This was also the first use of the abstract backgrounds.

One of my favorite fruits from Washington state are Rainier Cherries. Especially from our local vendors in Seattle, they are so delicious. Reminder to shop local!

A suggestion of a painting from my mother, a Seattle inspired Sardine can with the Fremont Troll on the front.

My husband and I have been obsessed with making this homemade Watermelon sorbet, so while we were cutting it I decided to paint them. I will be selling these prints as a fundraiser for Palestine relief funds.

One of my favorite flavors when it comes to deserts. I love making lemon bars, lemon bread, lemon cupcakes, and I usually have a Chia Arnold Palmer with a lot of lemon juice everyday.

Raspberries in general are special to me because my family home used to have uncontrollable wild raspberry bushes growing next to it. My sister and I used to go out there and just eat them off the branch.

Another first, this time the first piece of produce from my actual kitchen. My husband and I started getting local produce from our farmers market which is where most of the references came from for this collection. Tomatoes are one of my favorite snacks.

Another Alaskan classic, these were a bit of a challenge as their leaves have complimentary colors and it was hard to get the subtle blends without it looking muddy. Also blueberry blossoms are a very different shape compared to most fruit blossoms, looking like a bell.

Blackberries are one of the only wild fruit I have seen grow in the city streets of Seattle. While they are usually pretty combed through, every once in a while I get lucky to grab a few in my foraging.

Peaches are probably my favorite fruit and are just such a wonderful collection of colors. The deep yellows with the bright red and orange fuzzy skin make them a very fun fruit to paint.

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