I wished for pears to draw. I find their shape beautiful as well as the multiple colors found throughout. They remind me that simple forms can make the strongest image. So here are my midnight pears, drawn from my memory since the pairs are still at the market. I hope to draw from a still life soon and expect that the next drawing of pears, from observation, will be very different.
LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
Closing up the kitchen for the night these perfect, constant reminders of sunny days caught my eye. I tried to quickly sketch them on the iPad, which grew heavy so I headed to bed. Once there, I continued without the visual inspiration that began the drawing. From there, the tomatoes in the kitchen were just another memory of the days of Summer.
- The tomatoes and pears are drawn in Procreate with iPad Pro and the Apple pencil.
- Brushes used varied mostly between Inking Brush Pen and Sketching Artist Crayon.
- The background is chosen to provide a medium shade, between the darkest shadow and lightest highlight. In the case of the pears, a green olive coloring was chosen to enhance the yellow while maintaining a natural environment.
- Noise was added to the tomato background below to produce a paper texture, but the pear background is left smooth. Smooth background for textured fruit and textured background for smooth.
