A Basket of Vegetables, A Postcard, and some Sketches from Provence
September 4, 2008 at 9:59 am | In Provence, moleskine, sketches, still life, watercolor | 18 CommentsMy friends Steven and Veronica stopped by the other day with this gorgeous vegetable basket. Dinner was late, as I sat there trying to capture it in watercolor!
Last night we enjoyed that Swiss chard with bacon, onions and cream and we’re still working on those gorgeous tomatoes.. Mmmm.
One of the things I’ve been working on with them is a series of postcards to give guests in their rental properties. Here’s anothr drawing I’ve done – of the bedroom in one of their Paris flats. I’m not sure yet which ones we’ll use.
And, finally some sketches done while in Provence this summer.
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wow. the vegetable basket looks beautiful. really colorful and tasty. do you use white pencil color after doing the colored parts?
Comment by ksklein — September 4, 2008 #
These are fabulous. And I just love the whole notion of going home with the postcards–people will love those, Casey!
Comment by a brush with color — September 4, 2008 #
Casey – you have been so busy. I have loved going through all your posts of Provence, Brittany, the Paris apartment, the Claire portrait is divine – so subtle. Enjoyed trolling through the figures – so colourful and with such movement. There are too many I admire to pick out. So much sponteneity and confidence.
Comment by joan sandford-cook — September 4, 2008 #
As usual, Casey, your watercolours are some of freshest and most vibrant I see on any blog anywhere. What were the white lines made with – gel pen? Your pencil sketches are just so expressive.
Comment by E-J — September 4, 2008 #
I love them all, Casey. Back home after our trip, any one of them would
make us feel, “We still have Paris.”
Comment by Annie — September 5, 2008 #
Your sketches are really beautiful, I love your colors ! Et je reviendrai !
Comment by izys — September 5, 2008 #
I love them all but that viewpoint in the first one is especially appealing!
Comment by teric — September 5, 2008 #
Oh Casey, your bright splashy sketches always brighten my day – I Love the bedroom sketch (postcard?) I am so sad I cannot make the trek into NYC next week – I hope we can do it again another time!
Comment by sandy — September 5, 2008 #
I’m glad I don’t have to be the one to choose. I love them all. Splashy sketches, as Sandy above described you sketches … says it best. You brighten my day with your work.
Comment by Nancy — September 6, 2008 #
What a great set of sketches! I agree that the postcard sketches, both this and the previous one, are delightful.
Comment by Martha — September 7, 2008 #
Love that basket of goodies Casey!
Comment by Anita Davies — September 7, 2008 #
interiors! architecture! i’m in heaven….
Comment by orangefrute88 — September 7, 2008 #
I am in love with your sketches! Each one has it’s own feeling and I really admire your loose style! I recently sent a handmade postcard to my aunt as a thank you note and she loved it. I doubt anyone would want to send yours away, but the whole concept is just incredible
Comment by kenny111 — September 8, 2008 #
The drawings and paintings are wonderful! I can also feel the essence of the places you visited through the images but also the colors you choose! Beautiful!
Comment by Joan Y — September 8, 2008 #
What striking color you’ve achieved here! I’m getting tired of my little travel pallet and think I just may change out the colors! Of course that will have to wait because I’m on my way to my first oil painting class!!!! A, et je prendre de une classe de Francias aussi! A bientot!
Comment by mARTa — September 8, 2008 #
basket of veggies look delicious and is making me hungry! what a wonderful idea to have prints of drawings instead of photographs on those postcards.
Comment by Ujwala — September 9, 2008 #
Thank you all. I did, in fact, use a white gel pen on the vegetable basket to pick up some highlights. It looked a bit dull to me when I’d finished.
Now it’s time to pack up my little travel palette, Marta, and pack for my trip!
Comment by caseytoussaint — September 9, 2008 #
Just catching up on your gorgeous postcard project, Casey. What a charming idea, I’m sure they’re going to be extremely popular and collectable.
Beautiful fresh colours really leap off the page. Yum.
Hope you are having a wonderful US adventure – can’t wait to peek in your sketchbook when you return.
Comment by Robyn — September 14, 2008 #