If in doubt draw fruit – that’s my motto in the evenings when I am tired and stuck for something to sketch. Apparently this type of mango commonly grows in India – hence the name in the Philippines. They are usually eaten while still green and a little sour – peeled and cut into slices to dip into Bagoong (fermented shrimp paste).
Tue-4-May-2021
This papaya ripened to a gorgeous orange colour – I just couldn’t resist painting it one evening. It tasted delicious too – we love to eat them chilled with a dash of calamansi.
Wed-14-April-2021
These bananas were completely green the day we bought them – then overnight they turned yellow, hence the title. I do love banana’s – chopped up in my cereal for breakfast and in a sandwich with peanut butter for lunch. I’d happily have peanut butter and banana sandwiches for lunch everyday…come to think of it that’s what I did most of the 7 years I lived in Cambodia!
Mon-22-March-2021
Here is a simple sketch from last week of some delicious mangos I bought from the local market. Don’t look too closely or you will see where I had to correct my lines a little.
Wed-3-March-2021
Here is another attempt at getting used to the new paper in my sketchbooks – just a nice ripe avocado, which I had the next day smashed up on toast!
Fri-5-Feb-2021
I have been a bit too busy to post over the last few days – but I am still keeping up the sketching. This one speaks for itself – just some fruit on the coffee table. There are a couple of Indian mangoes sneaking in there too!
Thu-28-Jan-2021
Here is another sketch from last weekend – done after coming back from the wet market (the fruit and veg market) – when my wife went a bit mad in the fruit section. We bought chicos (sapodilla), oranges, milk fruit (star apple), avocado and there is green apple there too. I think that day we also bought banana’s, plantain and strawberries!
Sun-10-Jan-2021
How many times have I drawn a basket of fruit? I’ve lost count, but when you are tired and just want to put some lines on paper instead of watch lines on a screen, this is a good choice.
Mon-9-Nov-2020
Here is the sketch I did yesterday – a bit more splashy than usual. I realise that I have sketched mangosteens before (way back in 2018) – but then again I’ve sketched lots of fruit multiple times.
Fri-11-Sep-2020