Friday, December 30, 2005

Illustration Friday: Flavor


cantaloupe 1
Originally uploaded by Fern House Studio.
Gosh, it was hard to choose for this one-- I've done so many works with that lurking somewhere in the subtext. For one thing, I often chose colors to go together by how they taste (not literally, but visually, I experience colors are having a visual taste)...weird, huh? But I opted for this set of three that have a very obvious relationship to the topic of flavor.


17 comments:

Rick Lovell said...

Wonderful piece...love the flattened space and the patterns you've used. Nicely designed and beautifully rendered.

valerie walsh said...

these images are wonderful! I love your colours!!! sowhimsical and fun!

wonil said...

so delicious looking! beautiful images..

StayAtHomeKat said...

lovely just lovely
lively without looking busy

Anonymous said...

Yum!!!! They look juicy too! It isn't weird to experience colors as having a visual taste - just artistic :)

Zórdís said...

I could just go with your flavour right now, after my 1. coffie! Amazing what the right colours can do.

Happy New Year!

milo said...

oh I love the bottom one especially, beautiful palette and the linework is so delicate... just like the inside of a cantelope, well done!

Regina said...

These are really great. the colors are amazing and delicious!

Anonymous said...

If only I liked MELON!! :)

Nice work.

Anonymous said...

This was real fun to see! Very nice compositions and colors!
-Marjorie Ann

Katili said...

Great pictures ! The colours are very fine and the flavor is sweet.

Fern Lady said...

Thanks for all the encouraging, kind words. And Happy New Year!

carla said...

This is an especially lovely series. I really like the feeling of abstarction your flat approach achieves while retaining the identity of the objects. I think my favorite is thebottom...the greens are very pretty and seem to cary throughout the composition. Great job!

Soul of the Rose said...

Beautiful...very inspiring. You are making me hungry for a nice juicy melon.

Ellen said...

The first thing I said when I saw this was, "I would actually like this framed hanging in my kitchen!" That's a compliment!

Julie Oakley said...

I love these - amazing how they have an abstract feel with those detailed patterns and yet convey all the juiciness of the melons

Kim Carney said...

I can taste it and it is running down my chin right now! Wonderful, colors, concept and all