Ink and watercolor in 6×9 Raffine sketchbook
Searching my house for something to draw tonight I had to resort to looking in the fridge. Everything in my house just seemed so man-made and dry. I needed something alive and bright to give me enough energy to draw since I’m recovering from a funky migraine and feeling a bit bedraggled. These little tomatoes were shining brightly in the light of my fridge and they were fun to draw and paint.
The highlight of my day today was listening to an interview with novelist and screenwriter Nora Ephron (who is also a blogger) on the NPR program Forum (where it’s available to listen or download). Her new book, “I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman” is a funny take on the insults of aging. She is one of my favorite witty writers. Her book “Heartburn” (about a failed marriage) has one of the most hilarious passages I’ve ever read about picking the one person to end up with who’s going to drive you crazy. She is so brilliant and funny!
Jana Bouc, Artist 
9 replies on “More little tomatoes”
Love these little tomatoes, I am rushing around trying to find plants to go in in the next few weeks.
Thanks for commenting on my blog. Oh and my much more drawing blog is the only blog in my links, with my boots and sketchbook.
the url is
http://penny-withmybootsandsketchbool.blogspot.com
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AWESOME tomatoes, Jana!!! I left a note on flickr. I too often have a challenging finding something to sketch daily —
Love your view of the writer!
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This is a great little piece of delicious art. If I could grab one little tomato to taste….
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Love the glossy brilliance of these!
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These little tomatoes are so bright, shiny, and happy looking, I bet they have no idea you are going to eat them!! 🙂 Wonderful job Jana.
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Your color is so rich and beautiful. I’m with Belinda, I just want to grab one of the tomatoes to eat. Nice job with the shadows also.
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I love the two big contrasts you have going on: the warm vs cool of the tomatoes and the plastic carton and the rectilinear vs organic lines of the carton and the tomatoes! Great little sketch, Jana!
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Your blog is better than the newspaper! And I do like how you paint red! My tomatoes are going slow too.
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this is a beauty Jana, you do amazing work for someone who wasn’t feeling well! I love the colors and the subtle shadow is so gorgeous, gives the whole thing a wonderful glow, I love it.
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