Carrot-O

Carrot-O

20" x 20"

oil on panel
SOLD

Inspiration can come from many areas. 

I knew I wanted to paint a marvelous carrot. 

I had been thinking about the orange colors 

leaning to the reds, and the wonderful

playful greenery for a while. 

But what did I want to do with it?

What did I want to do to take it to the next level?

My inspiration:

 The Great Wave Off Kanagawa

by Katsushika Hokusai

Museum of Fine Art Boston

Born in 1760, Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist 

in the Edo Period. His life's work is an amazing study 

of design, line, and composition. Here is a link to his 

known works: Katsushika Hokusai

His woodblock print seen above

"The Great Wave Off Kanagawa"

was an inspiration for Carrot-O.

Those that know me well, know that I love the 

puzzle of figuring out how to set up my compositions

once I have sketched them out.

Next I will show you how I set up this painting.

Sooooo. . .

If you do not want the magic spoiled

I would not go further here.

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I used wire to get the cut carrot 

in the circular shape I was looking for. 

I was able to move and slide the

carrots to get just the right spacing.

 Then everything was tied up,

 even the greenery was tied and stitched

to get it in the shape I was looking for.

I was really looking for the greenery to create a wave.

Wonder what a carrot looks like 

after it has sat around the studio a bit. . .

nice and shriveled.

Finished painting. . .

Carrot-O

20" x 20"

oil on panel

 Detail from painting.

Detail from painting.

Carrot-O

will be showing at

Elliot Fouts Gallery

15th Anniversary Show

January 4th- February 6th, 2014

Sacramento, CA

Elliott Fouts Gallery