"An Onion" (sold)

(sold)


Everyone has heard the quote...."An apple a day keeps the doctor away". I applied that thought to an onion in a humorous way to give you something to laugh about today!

This piece was created with transparent watercolor rather than gouache to capture the translucent color of the onion. The choice to make it large and very close to the edge was to make sure the image landed close to the corners. ( I actually cropped it to land there since I work on a larger piece than the final so that I have that option.) Designing corners by making each one different keeps the piece dynamic with a more interesting division of space and shapes.

The one line of lettering was done with a very sharp pencil. (A mechanical pencil sharpened on a sandpaper block.) Spencerian Script is a very delicate hand that requires a thin line with very few "weighted" strokes. Using a pencil also makes the lettering less prominent and the image the focal point. Those of you in my upcoming class have this to look forward to since we will begin with a pencil.

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