Lemon Cucumber

Watercolor in large Moleskine watercolor notebook

I knew what I wanted to do with this, but I was too tired to make it happen. Maybe I just should have just skipped painting tonight, and gone to bed early since last night I just couldn’t sleep–for absolutely no reason.

It was the plate that gave me the all the trouble. It started out as white with pretty purple shadows and yellow reflections (or at least that’s what I intended). Then my cat decided to sit between the lamp and the plate, which changed the shadows. Then…well, I was just too sleepy and I totally messed up the white plate so I made it blue. When I scanned the image I cropped off most of the plate which helped a lot. The scary original is going to sit in my sketchbook though, as a reminder to sleep instead of paint when that is the wise thing to do.

And that’s where I’m heading now!

10 replies on “Lemon Cucumber”

Jana,

I love the intesity of the blue in the plate aginst the yellow and green of the cuke. If cropping it “helped” it then it was an excellent choice.

Night

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Jana,

I love the intensity of the blue in the plate aginst the yellow and green of the cuke. If cropping it “helped” it then it was an excellent choice.

Night

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Great use of complements, beautiful!

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Boy, do I know exactly what you’re talking about—and even with a white plate, too! Painting white china ellipses when you’re tired, with all of the reflections, colors, weirdness of shape—-to be avoided, I agree! Your solution was bold and it worked!

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An exciting image, I think – I have never heard of a lemon cucumber – I grow lemonades though – a delicious un sour sort of lemon that you can just eat – yumm

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But oh — the blue against the lemon yellow!! WOW!!!! Really sets off the great job you did with the lemon cucumber!!! NOW GO REST!

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This is one of those (self-imposed) ‘failures’ that really turned out great!! Love that blue plate with those lemons. I’m glad the white plate turned blue.

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