Tuesday, November 3, 2015

It's persimmon season...


Fuyu Persimmons, 8" x 10"Prismacolor colored pencil on Stonehenge paper


Persimmons are starting to appear at the market! These tomato-shaped Fuyu persimmons are available now, which means the bigger, cone-shaped Hachiyas will be here soon. I found the leaves, or sepals, quite interesting because they appear in arrangements of four, which seems a bit unusual in the fruit world. I've written before about the star shapes and multiples of five that are found in so many fruits and vegetables, but these are definitely a symmetrical, cross-shaped arrangement of four. 

When I draw shiny fruits and vegetables, it's easy for me to overwork the burnishing, so I deliberately held back a bit on these. I wanted to capture some of the frosty "bloom" that appears on the skins, which was quite a challenge; it'd have been easier to have polished them up before I drew them!



Here are some WIP shots; I hope to have some Hachiya persimmons as models before too long!



3 comments:

  1. I ran into your blog whilst clicking through some comments on another one, and I was blown away by your drawing skills! I showed your drawings of books to my partner, and he couldn't believe they weren't photographs but drawings. I am an illustrator myself, but my drawing style is not really realistic at all, so I have huge respect for artists like yourself who have such an eye and patience for realistic details. Very impressive!

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  2. I ran into your blog whilst clicking through some comments on another one, and I was blown away by your drawing skills! I showed your drawings of books to my partner, and he couldn't believe they weren't photographs but drawings. I am an illustrator myself, but my drawing style is not really realistic at all, so I have huge respect for artists like yourself who have such an eye and patience for realistic details. Very impressive!

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