“Onion on Pink Plate” aka Painting Produce at Whole Foods!
This week I had the fun experience of doing a painting demonstration at Whole Foods market in Cary. This was new to me on a couple levels.
I have never painted in a grocery store, or in front of a huge crowd, nor have I painted an onion. It was both fun and a little nerve wracking. One lesson I learned is that if you are going to cut and paint an onion, be prepared for your eyes to water. This can be a problem if you are trying to SEE while you are painting! Of all the produce there, I chose an ordinary onion. Why? I thought it was underrepresented in the world of still life, and I thought it was going to be a challenge to paint. It was, and made it even more so since I was talking to people and painting at the same time. In the future if I am going to multi-task at that level, I may just choose some apples, or pears-both of which I could eat as soon as I finished! The onion-not so much. This little (6 x 6) is getting framed and going to the Waverly Artist Gallery today.
3 Comments
Meredith Adler
March 1, 2014Great post, Beth! You had me smiling all the way through. That’s quite an idea, too, to paint in the produce section of the supermarket! I love what you did with the onion.
Beth
March 1, 2014Thanks Meredith-i’d love to have you join us next time-interested?
Meredith Adler
March 2, 2014Thanks for the invite! I guess it depends on when next time is. I may have to say “sometime,” instead–my dog is about to have a big surgery…but let’s email…!