I'm happy. Just found out my "Fried Egg on Sourdough Toast" drawing has been accepted into the Colored Pencil Society of America's 23rd International Exhibition!
Here's a list of everyone who got in. I am in some esteemed company, for sure.
I also just signed up (like, minutes ago) for some new website builder thingy, so my old sad site will be down for a while until I get this one up and running. Wish me luck. I actually don't have all the art I want to use ready to go - I thought that signing up would just let me sit here until I was ready, but nooooo, (has to do with switching hosting plans and technical stuff). So I have my week cut out for me. Thankfully my email will still work though, so that's good. Also, the thing I signed up for has the new 'mobile - friendly' stuff included, so I should be all set. It will be nice to be a little more up to date with things!
Oh, and I guess I have to go get this piece framed now! Details, details . . .
"Roots, Untitled" © Paula Pertile
11 x 17, Polychromo pencils on Stonehenge paper
Its done. *Whew*
I'm stuck on the title. I've come up with every obvious, lame, 'trying too hard' pun on 'roots' or anything related. Roots en route. Roots Unbound. Flying veggies. I may just keep "Roots, Untitled ". I don't know.
But I'm pretty happy with it. I learned a lot on this one, and did a lot of discovery and felt like I was actually making art, rather than just rendering something, the same old way. The beets were particularly challenging. There are a lot of colors in them thar beets. A
lot. Caput mortuum came to the rescue, once again. Its my favorite color in the box.
I was going to put a rectangle of color behind part of the stems to make them 'pop', and tie them in to the last piece, but decided against it.
Oh! And as
Leslie mentioned in the comments in the last post, yes, the 'roots' and hairs do bring to mind my yarn pieces with all the little fuzzies. I guess I have a thing for doing squiggly wild haired things, how weird is that.
And
CC, I did roast the veggies along with some potatoes, and they were yummy. Thanks for the suggestion!
Now its back to being a children's book illustrator for a while.
"Not From Around Here" © Paula Pertile
I finished the tomatoes, as you can see. I had fun with this, and will be developing this whole idea more in future pieces. "This idea" being things floating, weight, levitation, that sort of thing. Not sure where I'm going with it exactly, but it will be fun to explore.
Its done with Polychromos and a wee bit of Prisma red, on Stonehenge paper. 11 x 17 inches.
I love that weird muted tint of pinkish mauve against the big heirloom tomato. I wasn't sure what I was going to do there. I knew I wanted something sort of grey or purple, but didn't decide on the value or exact hue until I had the tomatoes all done. Thankfully, the values work without color - I was concerned that it would be too close to the tomato value, and not read well.
And so now its onto something else. I need to finish up the kitties from a couple of posts back, and work on a book project.
See ya!
WOW! These came out GREAT! I love the intense color of the beet. How about 'Good for You' for a title, because these root veggies are...good for you! Have a wonderful day!
Really nice. The colors are gorgeous.
Fabulous!! And I am so glad you left out the rectangle. There's something wonderful about the juxtaposition of Roots, normally anchored in the ground, suddenly loose from their earthly
bounds. Pulling up roots, the second they're on their way. LOVE IT!!
Glad you enjoyed the roasted veggies.I told you so.
How about "Unearthed"?
Really nice Paula, I've been following this series and it's been a pleasure:)
How about " Garden Tips " ?
Lovely Paula - beautifully rendered and whimsical - my favorite combination. Personally, I like "Roots and Wings". :-)
Beautiful piece Paula! Fabulous composition and as you said, there sure is a lot of colour in them thar beets!! I personally think that titles should come from the artist and I am often hopeless at titles anyway - so I hope something brilliant comes to you. Give it time to filter up from your subconscious! :-)
Love that sweet little radish at the bottom! Beautiful work, as always!
Oh my goodness. This is amazing. I almost want to say either Falling Veggies or Floating Veggies. Beautiful Paula
My favorite part is the radish at the bottom as well.
How about 'Enyarn'. Makes no sense, but it's replacing a pun on root with yarn, which it does look like.
ryan
worldoflil.com
Woah, Paula. Lovely piece. I have always loved caput mortem, even though the name is off-putting, the color is unique. I like Leslie's "Unearthed" and ranjini's "Garden Tips". Your image really captures the reaching down which is what roots do best.
Any names I could think off sounded very corny but I just had to tell you what a great piece this is. I LOVE that beet!
Paula, This is beautiful! So much more interesting than a bowl of fruit or veggies:) Great work, but since I've been following your blog, this is no surprise!
Then there's always "Yummy."
Great finish, Paula! Such a creative composition and the colours are wonderful. I like Caput Mortuum too, a nice dark purply hue - perfect for your beet. :)
Oh my goodness, of course that is the perfect title. I just love these, amazing work, you are so talented.