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One of my color pencil drawings of vegetables (Original Post) lunatica Nov 2019 OP
Foods that people currently eat in Mexico, or that originated there? braddy Nov 2019 #1
Mexican cuisine foods lunatica Nov 2019 #4
avocados xxqqqzme Nov 2019 #99
For guacamole! lunatica Nov 2019 #100
Excellent sheshe2 Nov 2019 #2
Thank you! lunatica Nov 2019 #29
Very .... LenaBaby61 Nov 2019 #3
Nicely done! Thomas Hurt Nov 2019 #5
Outstanding artistry! 😍 sprinkleeninow Nov 2019 #6
Stunning. I love CP work.nt. drray23 Nov 2019 #7
I love drawings too lunatica Nov 2019 #20
Very nice! Newest Reality Nov 2019 #8
I did a series of these mainly to develop my coloring pencil skill. lunatica Nov 2019 #18
Luna! That's crazy good! Must be nice to have talent! Karadeniz Nov 2019 #9
It is nice lunatica Nov 2019 #12
Beautiful! H2O Man Nov 2019 #10
Thank you! lunatica Nov 2019 #16
Ready to cook up a spicey black bean and vegie soup Miigwech Nov 2019 #11
Chile picante con nopalitos y calabacitas. lunatica Nov 2019 #17
You are making me hungry burrowowl Nov 2019 #106
Very nice! Silver1 Nov 2019 #13
I didn't do it on all the drawings in that series. lunatica Nov 2019 #15
Wow, that's gorgeous! Ohiogal Nov 2019 #14
That is SO beautiful. I wish I could do that. How did you come to be able to do that? ancianita Nov 2019 #19
A lot of practice and the willingness to draw crappy stuff. lunatica Nov 2019 #21
Thanks for the reality of the artist's life. Doing crap stuff must be satisfying on ancianita Nov 2019 #24
No, I don't make a living at it lunatica Nov 2019 #25
Would you be for Yang's UBI so this could be your real job? ancianita Nov 2019 #27
I do happen to think he's onto our future way of making an income lunatica Nov 2019 #30
I hear you. ancianita Nov 2019 #33
Excellent work! LiberalLoner Nov 2019 #22
nice drawings AllaN01Bear Nov 2019 #23
Wonderful lillypaddle Nov 2019 #26
Wow, that's great! CaptainTruth Nov 2019 #28
Really nice! bobbieinok Nov 2019 #31
Love it n/t hibbing Nov 2019 #32
Excellent! pandr32 Nov 2019 #34
Really beautiful, Judith!!! TruthAlwaysWins Nov 2019 #35
Frijoles con salsa picante y nopalitos. lunatica Nov 2019 #37
That's very nice! 2naSalit Nov 2019 #36
Somewhat sturdy white smooth surface paper lunatica Nov 2019 #38
Thanks. 2naSalit Nov 2019 #43
The surface of the paper is everything! lunatica Nov 2019 #44
Oh that sounds like a must have item! 2naSalit Nov 2019 #47
Great job! flotsam Nov 2019 #39
Bring the margaritas and we'll make it a party! lunatica Nov 2019 #45
You entice me, and unfairly so... flotsam Nov 2019 #50
You're a foodie aren't you. lunatica Nov 2019 #51
I am a twisted foodie... flotsam Nov 2019 #58
You made my mouth water! lunatica Nov 2019 #62
My actual first chili was a shock flotsam Nov 2019 #70
Thanks for taking the time to talk about food! lunatica Nov 2019 #71
I enjoyed it flotsam Nov 2019 #74
The culinary arts are art too. lunatica Nov 2019 #75
Beautiful! pnwest Nov 2019 #40
That's gorgeous. Arkansas Granny Nov 2019 #41
Gorgeous! Kind of Blue Nov 2019 #42
Nicely done! Alwaysna Nov 2019 #46
Take a bow! democrank Nov 2019 #48
Thanks! lunatica Nov 2019 #49
Beautiful work! chillfactor Nov 2019 #52
Wow.. that is so Good! Amazing Cha Nov 2019 #53
Thanks Cha! lunatica Nov 2019 #56
Omg, Si! Cha Nov 2019 #60
OMG, beautiful klook Nov 2019 #54
I have two of the five I drew on my kitchen wall. lunatica Nov 2019 #57
i dabble with color pencil drawings. done about 100 or so. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #55
You shouldn't look at art as being on any level lunatica Nov 2019 #59
um ok. :/ Kurt V. Nov 2019 #69
Very nice, thanks for sharing with us! appalachiablue Nov 2019 #61
Thanks for appreciating it! lunatica Nov 2019 #63
Fantastic! I had no idea you were an artist! Tanuki Nov 2019 #64
There's so much to love in your drawing. MontanaMama Nov 2019 #65
Salsa verde is my favorite, and I love to cook with it. lunatica Nov 2019 #67
Wow. That is fantastic! mahina Nov 2019 #66
Lovely Joinfortmill Nov 2019 #68
This reminds me of seed catalogs and calendars I have received. Your work is quite good. dameatball Nov 2019 #72
Wonderous to behold. warmfeet Nov 2019 #73
Wow! You are super talented! Native Nov 2019 #76
Your shading on the prickly pear and... 3catwoman3 Nov 2019 #77
Thank you lunatica Nov 2019 #78
Oh,... yum,... looks delicious.... magicarpet Nov 2019 #79
They're green tomatillos lunatica Nov 2019 #80
Well thank you for the response,... magicarpet Nov 2019 #81
You make it the same way you make red tomato salsa lunatica Nov 2019 #82
"Pretty good!"... lastlib Nov 2019 #83
LOL! lunatica Nov 2019 #84
Where can I buy your stuff? nt Susan Calvin Nov 2019 #85
I haven't sold anything for over a decade lunatica Nov 2019 #98
I love tomatoes! This is really well done! PatrickforO Nov 2019 #86
Well that's high praise indeed! lunatica Nov 2019 #87
Gorgeous!! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2019 #88
You let fruit (tomatoes) sneak into your drawing of vegetables! hay rick Nov 2019 #89
You can't make salsa without them! lunatica Nov 2019 #90
Pero porque no hay cebollas? Necesitas cebollas para salsa. redqueen Nov 2019 #91
Es cebolla! lunatica Nov 2019 #92
Entiendo.. redqueen Nov 2019 #93
Oh. My. Zeus. This is absolutely gorgeous! UTUSN Nov 2019 #94
Absolutely beautiful!!!!!! Alliepoo Nov 2019 #95
You are very talented! CrispyQ Nov 2019 #96
BEAUTIFUL! Would be a wonderful piece for a kitchen or dining room. CousinIT Nov 2019 #97
I have two of them hanging in my kitchen lunatica Nov 2019 #101
It's beautiful, lunatica Mersky Nov 2019 #102
It seems to have made quite a few people hungry lunatica Nov 2019 #103
If you knew how much I enjoy good food, then Mersky Nov 2019 #104
Thanks! lunatica Nov 2019 #105
Gorgeous!! And beautiful composition! Just WOW!! secondwind Nov 2019 #107
Very nice! bif Nov 2019 #108
So beautiful , lunatica...this is wonderful... CTyankee Nov 2019 #109
Beautiful. area51 Nov 2019 #110
Beautiful! I didn't know such detail was possible with colored pencil. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #111
Layering from very light colors to dark colors lunatica Nov 2019 #112

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
20. I love drawings too
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:24 PM
Nov 2019

To me they are just as finished and good as paintings. It was Da Vinci’s drawings that inspired me to draw.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
8. Very nice!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:59 PM
Nov 2019

My eyes feasted on your flair and style. The proportions and framing are skillful and pleasing and your use of pencils coloring is quite developed.

Thanks!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
18. I did a series of these mainly to develop my coloring pencil skill.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:16 PM
Nov 2019

I’m pretty satisfied with them.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
21. A lot of practice and the willingness to draw crappy stuff.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:26 PM
Nov 2019


For every work an artist shows you there are a hundred we throw away as crap.

ancianita

(35,813 posts)
24. Thanks for the reality of the artist's life. Doing crap stuff must be satisfying on
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:45 PM
Nov 2019

one level, frustrating on another. Do you make a living at this? Or is it a kind of avocation?

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
25. No, I don't make a living at it
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:50 PM
Nov 2019

But over the years people have purchased or commissioned my artwork. There was a time when I did some commercial art. I had to get “real job” in order to make a living.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
30. I do happen to think he's onto our future way of making an income
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:58 PM
Nov 2019

Otherwise all those companies who hire robots to replace people won’t have anyone to buy their stuff. Except for rich people. All 700 families who are rich now. Not exactly a large market.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
38. Somewhat sturdy white smooth surface paper
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:20 PM
Nov 2019

I like the smooth surface for these because the colors blend well.

2naSalit

(86,061 posts)
43. Thanks.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:29 PM
Nov 2019

I have favorite papers for printing and whatnot but I haven't really considered what would work best for pencil. Normally I use them in those cool coloring books that have mandalas and such. I have a big box of them and I want to enjoy them this winter so I'm getting my supplies lined up. All I need is paper.

There's a nice art supply store in town and the owner is a painter but keeps a good stock of pencils too. I buy my printing supplies from her. I like the place, it's old, in an old storefront where the floors creak... it's rather inspiring.

I like your work, nice blend of color and texture, made me curious about the surface.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
44. The surface of the paper is everything!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:34 PM
Nov 2019

I like to draw with a lot of blending and I like the blending to be very soft and smooth so I apply the each color very lightly and then use another and another color over it to get the hue I want. Prismacolor has one pencil used only to blend the colors together. I recommend you get it and try it out if you want smooth blending.

2naSalit

(86,061 posts)
47. Oh that sounds like a must have item!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:44 PM
Nov 2019

I do the overlay technique with watercolor. I layer each color on then go back after its all dry and use a light wetting then remove excess paint to get the blends. Pencil is a rather hard substance so it certainly needs some kind of something for smoothing. That sounds great. I'm sure the art store will have it. She seems to have everything but Bestine.

That's a great tip, thanks.

flotsam

(3,268 posts)
39. Great job!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:26 PM
Nov 2019

Last edited Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:56 PM - Edit history (1)

You're exactly a splash of lime juice and a Cuisinart away from a fine salsa!

Edited because when I read it I recognized that your and you're different things-sometimes I spell poorly and sometimes just two, whoops-to, whoops TOO fast, Damn it!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
45. Bring the margaritas and we'll make it a party!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:35 PM
Nov 2019

In Mexico it only takes two people to start a block party!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
51. You're a foodie aren't you.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:56 PM
Nov 2019

Come to think about it, I did start eating more vegetables after drawing them!

flotsam

(3,268 posts)
58. I am a twisted foodie...
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:25 PM
Nov 2019

as opposed to a purist. I'll need time to explain it but I think my rationale is valid. First I should say I love low cuisine-I have spent a ton of time seeking excellence in burgers and hot dogs and succeeded to at least the degree of a successful food trailer as proof of success-it was mine for six years at a time when 90% of all food startups fail in the first three years. I chose the closing only when my partner became ill.

So I worked in low cuisine. I would rather serve a fine hot dog than a mediocre steak. We had chilidogs-my partner had worked the grill at a Connecticut bar that was on chili dog bus tours (and yes-that's a real thing) and we worked in my kitchen for six months to first approach it and finally to (I believe) exceed it. We advertised having the best chili dogs in the state and offered a refund to anyone who claimed a competitor had a better one-in three years only one patron challenged that and only stated he made a better one at home...In burgers it was just beef and making sure the toppings were fresh. We had two specialty burgers-one with sauteed Portobello caps and Sargento aged Swiss cheese and then an apple cider cured bacon and blue cheese burger.

So my thing was doing the basics as close to perfection as was ever achieved in a lunch for $5. Well-if you bought a specialty burger, fries, and a canned soda it was $5.75...

But I digress. I'm a kind of foodie and your drawing was alluring.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
62. You made my mouth water!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:39 PM
Nov 2019

I’ve been lucky enough to eat the food that is ethnic and has been cooked for hundreds of years in their respective countries. If I were to say what is the food I crave most there would be quite a few, but hamburgers are right up there in the top five!

It’s nice to try all kinds of cuisine and to enjoy it immensely, but when you find that the food you miss and crave is low cuisine you’re truly a lucky human being.

I grew up on Mexican food so it’s on my crave column a lot!

flotsam

(3,268 posts)
70. My actual first chili was a shock
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:10 PM
Nov 2019

as served by a friend's father in Colorado-I come from Connecticut where beans and tomatoes rule in a "con carne" amalgam that was the norm-a serving of flame charred naked chili peppers was quite a wake up. I don't truly know Mexican food because making a pizza or a chicken Marsala here never truly informs either Italian or French cuisine and what I know of a taco or tamale as delivered in New Hampshire may be tasty without being close to a truth.

Here's the thing. If you can buy the hype that the things you buy are "Korean" or "Indian" or "Thai" or whatever you can get just a tiny bit of what their spice ethic is...what you get will most likely contain more meat than the cuisine favors and also substitution of more available local vegetables, but in their own ridiculous way they give a hint.

Food is a wonderful world. Umami is important. Cumin and sazon rule.It's hard to screw up chicken.

Authentic is both important and hard to come by. Striving for new flavors is important. I rest my rant

flotsam

(3,268 posts)
74. I enjoyed it
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:36 PM
Nov 2019

I hope I didn't step wrong. I love artistic ladies and could discuss food forever. Mostly your southwestern theme reminds me of places I've never been and regret not having done so. It also reminds me of youthful engagements with other artistic ladies. I found them ethereal and enticing and mysterious. So you draw vegetables, but you seek something unnamed.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
75. The culinary arts are art too.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 09:04 PM
Nov 2019

The people who experiment in their art of choice are the real talent.

But I must say that in the last generation or so ethnic cooking has really made a positive impact. It’s just one of the amazing side effects of our great American tapestry. Restaurant owners are the very immigrants who are opening restaurants and cooking genuine cuisine. The imports of the international spices and ingredients has really improved.

Cha

(295,926 posts)
53. Wow.. that is so Good! Amazing
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:02 PM
Nov 2019

you drew all those little beans!

I love food from Mexico! Gracias, lunatica!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
56. Thanks Cha!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:18 PM
Nov 2019

and thanks for mentioning the beans! I was hoping someone would say something.

De nada!

Cha

(295,926 posts)
60. Omg, Si!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:29 PM
Nov 2019

You have so much talent, focus, and patience.. I'm in awe!

Los Frijoles are what make it even more unique.. And, the napales!

klook

(12,134 posts)
54. OMG, beautiful
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:05 PM
Nov 2019

This would look good in a cookbook, on a notecard, or on a calendar page -- or in a frame on the wall!! Great job.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
57. I have two of the five I drew on my kitchen wall.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:22 PM
Nov 2019

I gave the others away to friends.

But all your location suggestions are good. I hadn’t thought of a cookbook. Good idea. Thanks!

Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)
55. i dabble with color pencil drawings. done about 100 or so.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:10 PM
Nov 2019

I'm not to your level tho. Beautiful work!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
59. You shouldn't look at art as being on any level
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:29 PM
Nov 2019

Art is so personal that creating it is already producing a work of art. If it is genuine even a stick figure can stab your heart with awe!

I would miss so much beauty and passion if I judged it!

MontanaMama

(23,242 posts)
65. There's so much to love in your drawing.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:47 PM
Nov 2019

I'm digging the tomatillos, the squash blossom and that feisty habanero (or is it a scotch bonnet?) at the bottom. Lovely piece, lunatica.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
67. Salsa verde is my favorite, and I love to cook with it.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:53 PM
Nov 2019

The Chile’s are Chile piquin, Chile verde and a jalapeño. I’m not sure what the round chile is.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
73. Wonderous to behold.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:33 PM
Nov 2019

I will be thinking of this now, December, January, February, March, April, May, June and July.

A feast for the eyes, now through next July.

A gustatory feast, next August through next October.

3catwoman3

(23,820 posts)
77. Your shading on the prickly pear and...
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 09:27 PM
Nov 2019

...zucchini is perfect.

I feel like I could reach in and pick them up.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
78. Thank you
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 09:34 PM
Nov 2019

The zucchini required a completely different application. It’s the only vegetable that I drew by using tiny strokes in various colors and shades. The blending was done by applying layers of tiny strikes.

magicarpet

(13,941 posts)
79. Oh,... yum,... looks delicious....
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 09:34 PM
Nov 2019

I'll take the tomatoes, the black beans, the sweet & hot peppers, the onions, and what is that up around the top - mushrooms or garlic cloves ? (On the phone now not the laptop - picture small.)

That would all make a delightful warm chili.
Hate to see anything go to waste.





Nice work on the pencil drawing. Got my appetite going.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
80. They're green tomatillos
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 09:39 PM
Nov 2019

On the vine they are wrapped in a slightly transparent gauze like covering that you peel off before you make green salsa out of it. They’re in the tomato family.

magicarpet

(13,941 posts)
81. Well thank you for the response,...
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 09:46 PM
Nov 2019

I love red or green salsa,...

Never made the green. Will have to keep an eye out for the tomatillos, and make a batch.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
82. You make it the same way you make red tomato salsa
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 10:16 PM
Nov 2019

The difference is that you boil the whole tomatillos just enough to soften the pulp. Then when you mix all the ingredients you add chopped cilantro.

In any case you can see it on YouTube.

lastlib

(22,981 posts)
83. "Pretty good!"...
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:29 PM
Nov 2019

says the kid who flunked first-grade coloring so he could read about relativistic astrophysics......

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
84. LOL!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:48 PM
Nov 2019

Well I can render the stars in acrylic paint on canvas but you have to find them first!

“Pretty good” is good enough for me. Thanks!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
98. I haven't sold anything for over a decade
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 12:21 PM
Nov 2019

and then I was commissioned to do a couple of paintings by my manager. To tell the truth I wouldn’t know where to start. I have a photobucket account which is so I can post here and that’s it. Photobucket does create photographs or posters or copies on canvas in a lot of sizes, which I’ve used, for an incredibly low charge.

I really have no idea what to do.

PatrickforO

(14,516 posts)
86. I love tomatoes! This is really well done!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:59 PM
Nov 2019

Thank you for sharing - makes me want to have a Mexican vegetable plate! I could really go for a corn/bean salad seasoned with some nice peppers, and a plate of nice fresh squash and tomatoes. That's great food!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
92. Es cebolla!
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 01:45 AM
Nov 2019

Habían ya tantas cosas en el dibujo que no podía poner mas y mantener el balance. Falta ajo, chayote, papas, aguacate y más verduras.

CousinIT

(9,151 posts)
97. BEAUTIFUL! Would be a wonderful piece for a kitchen or dining room.
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 12:10 PM
Nov 2019

It's enough to make me hungry! Very well done.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
101. I have two of them hanging in my kitchen
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 02:02 PM
Nov 2019

I drew a total of 5 pictures of vegetables. All different, of course.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
102. It's beautiful, lunatica
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 04:01 PM
Nov 2019

From the theme to the vibrant colors. I like how they’re arranged. I would totally display it in my house - give Etsy a try?

And, am reminded that I haven’t had nopalitos in a while, and need to fix that.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
103. It seems to have made quite a few people hungry
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 04:04 PM
Nov 2019

I’ll relax and take that as a compliment. Thank you!

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
104. If you knew how much I enjoy good food, then
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 04:10 PM
Nov 2019

Please, absolutely know it’s a compliment. Is a way more interesting still life than the standard scenes - therein is the point about theme.


lunatica

(53,410 posts)
105. Thanks!
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 04:16 PM
Nov 2019

I deliberately avoided the still life look. Just a bunch of vegetables seen from above. The scattered frijoles are to show some indication that the vegetables are on a surface, and to show one more staple Mexican ingredient.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
112. Layering from very light colors to dark colors
Sat Nov 30, 2019, 05:54 PM
Nov 2019

And using various shades of each color.

I also found that prismacolor has one pencil you can use to blend the colors once you apply them. It’s a real treasure! It isn’t any color but it does a great job.

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