I’ve sketched a papaya many times – though never the inside I suppose – but with a big “red lady” (that’s the type of papaya) like this one, I do like the patterns that form as it ripens. Very soon after this sketch it was all yellow outside and a delicious pinky-red inside.
Wed-22-Oct-2025
On this evening I was a bit short on subjects to sketch so just sketched some random veggies (and fruit) from the fridge. I used water soluble felt tip pens and watercolour pencils for this and it ended up quite fuzzy!
Mon-123-Oct-2025
The first time I experienced durian was when I lived in Cambodia and my neighbour gave me a section as a gift. I put it in the fridge but when I came home from work, I thought it had gone off and threw it away. I only realised later it was supposed to smell like that! That was 30 years ago. Now I can’t get enough of durian – there is something euphoric about eating it and it’s my favourite fruit.
Mon-12-Jun-2022
Last week my wife made some delicious mini-quiches for dinner (filled with egg yolks, tomato and mozzarella) which we had with home-made chips/french fries. The special treat (apart from the delicious meal) was that I didn’t have to do any of the cooking!
Wed-8-Jun-2022
There is nothing quite as nice as a vegetable quiche served with chips! This recipe (with a wholemeal cheese crust and tomatoes, carrots and peas) came from my mum’s scrapbook of recipes…this one was from a a magazine article, probably from the 1970’s! Still tasted great though.
Mon-1-Feb-2021
My sister-in-law bought us loads of lovely goodies for Christmas, including these figs which are disappearing rapidly. I do like getting consumables and food for Christmas – much better than getting some plastic gadget that never gets used.
Sat-16-Jan-2021
Here is sketch from a few days before Christmas – and we ate this yesterday, roasted along with coriander seeds, garlic and cauliflower. Frankly I don’t know why some people hate broccoli – I love it….but then I also like brussel-sprouts.
Wed-23-Dec-2020