Tomato Medley

I painted these tomatoes as a response to the "Paint Your Vegetables!" challenge on the Daily PaintWorks website.

I bought a small container of tomatoes at the market, and when I opened it I found that there was a variety of shapes and colors in the box.   My favorites were the small, brownish-red ones.  They were almost maroon.   It's a good thing I painted them quickly,  because I left the plate on the kitchen island and they were quickly eaten as snacks.  Every time someone walked by, they'd pop a tomato in their mouths.

Making a run for it

I bought a box of these little yellow tomatoes. We had most of them for dinner last night.  I cut up 1/2 an eggplant into small cubes, drizzled the tomatoes and eggplant with olive oil, added salt and pepper and roasted them for an half hour.  Yum!

I saved these tomatoes to paint.  I loved the contrast between this bowl and the yellow of the tomatoes, but the bowl was too large.  So I leaned it against the wall and let the tomatoes spill out.  It looks to me like the two on the table are trying to organize an escape.  It didn't work though.  They were salad tonight.

The color of my photo isn't quite right.  I usually take my painting outside on a sunny day to photograph, but we've had rain for three days now.   So this is an indoor shot.

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