I am painting for a food show in April 2011. I've come to realize a lot of food is brownish, which isn't much fun. I think I've got fruit, seafood and vegetables covered. Meat could be problematic. Cooked, it's brown; raw, it's prettier, but there's a certain ick factor.
Especially raw poultry. I took images of a roasted chicken but they didn't appeal to me. One day at a stop light (I spend a lot of time trying to turn left in Northern Virginia) a poultry truck pulled up beside me. The image of a plucked bird on the side of white truck was stunning, with delicate blues, pinks and oranges. So, I'm trying to decide.
Maybe a small poulet....
Sorry, but I couldn't help but laugh at what you wrote...mainly because of the accompanying photo. Those paintings of the plucked birds on the poultry trucks are...well...re-touched a wee bit.
ReplyDeleteHow about a nice fresh fish? Or sea urchin? Or tropical jelly fish for color?
I'll send you a photo I took of a side of beef being unloaded in Italy. Maybe it will work.
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