Monday 25 June 2012

Pomegranate ice cream anyone?


The Pomegranate is a strange fruit. So pretty, but I can't be doing with all those seeds...Such a palaver to eat when really it's just crying out to be subject toan artistic still life (or the juicer).

Saying that, it has taken me 42 years to get arround to attempting to capture on canvas its 'paint me' insides - and the task proved much harder than anticipated, a bit like eating those seeds...

I've been playing with a new technique I developed on my eCourse. My students may recognise it... Nigel for one has been experimenting quite successfully with 'the Britannia Coconut Dancers' (you really need to google them...).

Unless you're in 'the circle' though, it is all top secret. I mean I could tell you, but then this post would go in self-destruct mode and seriously you don't want pomegranate seeds flying out of your screen at you...

This is all actually in aid of the Summer of Colour baseball flavour ice cream (I'm sure it was called something like that...). Anyway, it was pink, white and nuts, which between them I do believe this piece of art and writing has just about covered.

24 comments:

  1. Lovely painting. I used to love drinking pomegranate juice, yummy! Valerie

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  2. I have some cran pomegranate juice in my fridge as we speak..they are finicky but oh so good!!Lovely painting... perfect for SOC!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  3. THIS IS LOVELY...RICH....OH...POMEGRNITE SEEDS ARE LIKE LITTLE EXPLOSIONS OF SOUR IN YOUR MOUTH...YOU HAVE CAPTURED THEM WELL IN THIS PAINTING...XXX

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  4. Smashing painting love your use of the colors for the SOC, Annette x

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  5. This is a lovely canvas. Too bad it took so long to come to fruition. I suspect it's got something to do with the seeds (grin).

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  6. Wow, what a fabulous painting - I just love the colours and texture you used.

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  7. Lol! I don't want your blog to self destruct. :) I can't handle the seeds either. You did a great job capturing them in the paintings though. :)

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  8. Oh...your pomegranate is amazing....you did a fantastic job with this weeks colours!! Janx

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  9. Oh thats a fabulous painting - great colours and textures

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  10. I am absolutely loving these colors used this way--perfect!

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  11. This is great - I love pomegranate seeds - when I buy them the lazy way already in a little tub in the supermarket - they go nicely in a fruit salad!

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  12. Wow ! your work looks fresh and juicy!

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  13. Ah your pommegranite looks so juicy!

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  14. Oh Lisa, you had perfectly captured the essence of pomegranate!. I could easily see the juicy little seeds, and the white pulp. Delicious fruit but so miserable with getting the seeds out. Someone needs to genetically create seedless pomegranate, just like they did with grapes! :)

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  15. I love your work and pomegranates too!

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  16. A really juicy picture!!

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  17. Stunning.... I love the colours.

    Karen

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  18. Love what you did! The shading in the seeds is fabulous!!!

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  19. Beautiful Lisa... gorgeous painting...

    Hugs
    Jenny x

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  20. Really strong painting, Lisa! the colours and textures are just popping out!
    xoxo

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  21. Brilliant painting of a pomegranate - you've really grabbed their 'essence'.

    See you next week in SOC!

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  22. What a daunting task to paint a pomegranate- but you came through brilliantly! Gorgeous painting!

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  23. I don't know how to eat a pomegranate. Love it though! Going to go google your tease line! Come by for a visit.
    http://georgie-hornpuddinnpie.blogspot.com/2012/06/freaking-friday-fantabulous-giveaway.html

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