Showing posts with label tomato on the vine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tomato on the vine. Show all posts

Saturday, March 20, 2010

A little tomato story (part 2) - SOLD

So I sliced open the tomato and *surprise*! There were a handful of seeds inside that had tiny little roots and from the other end...sprouts! Two of the sprouts were even topped with baby leaves. I'd never seen this before. I did an online search and sure enough, others have had it happen too. And then, as these things go, it happened twice more in the following weeks. Weird. So I did the thing many of us were taught to do in grade school - with the bean seeds - and wrapped them between a damp paper towel and a jar and set it near the window. The roots grew longer and the stems shot a little higher.
Regarding the technical aspect of the painting: Bumpy jam jars with rolled up wet paper towel, lit from behind, gave me a bit of a workout : ) Part 3 on Monday.
6" x 6" / oil on panel / $75

Friday, March 19, 2010

A little tomato story (part 1) - SOLD

A month or so ago I bought one of these tomato's on the vine for supper. I was planning to make a delicious salad with feta, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar... but I digress. What happened next was kind of cool! Stay tuned : )
6" x 6" / oil on panel / $75