One of my color pencil drawings of vegetables

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 03:48 PM

braddy (3,585 posts)

1. Foods that people currently eat in Mexico, or that originated there?

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 03:51 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

4. Mexican cuisine foods

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 12:26 PM

xxqqqzme (14,836 posts)

99. avocados

n/t

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 12:59 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

100. For guacamole!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 03:48 PM

sheshe2 (74,225 posts)

2. Excellent

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:54 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

29. Thank you!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 03:49 PM

LenaBaby61 (5,128 posts)

3. Very ....

Nice

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 03:51 PM

Thomas Hurt (11,028 posts)

5. Nicely done!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 03:52 PM

sprinkleeninow (14,367 posts)

6. Outstanding artistry! 😍

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 03:54 PM

drray23 (6,118 posts)

7. Stunning. I love CP work.nt.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:24 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

20. I love drawings too

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 03:59 PM

Newest Reality (12,712 posts)

8. Very nice!

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!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:16 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

18. I did a series of these mainly to develop my coloring pencil skill.

I’m pretty satisfied with them.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:01 PM

Karadeniz (14,038 posts)

9. Luna! That's crazy good! Must be nice to have talent!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:06 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

12. It is nice

But there’s some serious heartbreak when you can’t make a living from it.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:04 PM

H2O Man (66,798 posts)

10. Beautiful!

Very impressive!

Recommended.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:10 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

16. Thank you!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:04 PM

Miigwech (3,741 posts)

11. Ready to cook up a spicey black bean and vegie soup

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:14 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

17. Chile picante con nopalitos y calabacitas.

Hot salsa with cactus and zucchini. Yum!

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 03:29 PM

burrowowl (15,395 posts)

106. You are making me hungry

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:06 PM

Silver1 (708 posts)

13. Very nice!

I really like how you outlined everything. It has a really nice effect.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:08 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

15. I didn't do it on all the drawings in that series.

But I like the effect too.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:06 PM

Ohiogal (21,639 posts)

14. Wow, that's gorgeous!

Your rendering and your design, both very well done!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:21 PM

ancianita (24,739 posts)

19. That is SO beautiful. I wish I could do that. How did you come to be able to do that?

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:26 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

21. A lot of practice and the willingness to draw crappy stuff.

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:45 PM

ancianita (24,739 posts)

24. Thanks for the reality of the artist's life. Doing crap stuff must be satisfying on

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:50 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

25. No, I don't make a living at it

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:52 PM

ancianita (24,739 posts)

27. Would you be for Yang's UBI so this could be your real job?

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:58 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

30. I do happen to think he's onto our future way of making an income

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:04 PM

ancianita (24,739 posts)

33. I hear you.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:38 PM

LiberalLoner (8,494 posts)

22. Excellent work!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:43 PM

AllaN01Bear (7,576 posts)

23. nice drawings

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:51 PM

lillypaddle (8,945 posts)

26. Wonderful

You are very talented. Do you show anywhere? If not, you certainly should.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:53 PM

CaptainTruth (3,830 posts)

28. Wow, that's great!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:58 PM

bobbieinok (12,858 posts)

31. Really nice!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:00 PM

hibbing (9,029 posts)

32. Love it n/t

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:06 PM

pandr32 (8,138 posts)

34. Excellent!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:07 PM

TruthAlwaysWins (29 posts)

35. Really beautiful, Judith!!!

So what's for dinner???

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:17 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

37. Frijoles con salsa picante y nopalitos.

Yum! You bring the tequila!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:08 PM

2naSalit (53,328 posts)

36. That's very nice!

What kind of paper or surface do you use?

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:20 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

38. Somewhat sturdy white smooth surface paper

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:29 PM

2naSalit (53,328 posts)

43. Thanks.

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:34 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

44. The surface of the paper is everything!

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:44 PM

2naSalit (53,328 posts)

47. Oh that sounds like a must have item!

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:26 PM

flotsam (3,268 posts)

39. Great job!

Last edited Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:56 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!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:35 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

45. Bring the margaritas and we'll make it a party!

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:53 PM

flotsam (3,268 posts)

50. You entice me, and unfairly so...

Since you will now invade my dreams, you vixen!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:56 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

51. You're a foodie aren't you.

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:25 PM

flotsam (3,268 posts)

58. I am a twisted foodie...

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:39 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

62. You made my mouth water!

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!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:10 PM

flotsam (3,268 posts)

70. My actual first chili was a shock

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:13 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

71. Thanks for taking the time to talk about food!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:36 PM

flotsam (3,268 posts)

74. I enjoyed it

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:04 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

75. The culinary arts are art too.

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:26 PM

pnwest (2,970 posts)

40. Beautiful!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:28 PM

Arkansas Granny (30,157 posts)

41. That's gorgeous.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:28 PM

Kind of Blue (8,709 posts)

42. Gorgeous!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:37 PM

Alwaysna (500 posts)

46. Nicely done!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:49 PM

democrank (10,364 posts)

48. Take a bow!

Wonderful~

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:51 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

49. Thanks!

OK!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 05:59 PM

chillfactor (6,770 posts)

52. Beautiful work!

Wish I was that talented.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:02 PM

Cha (272,493 posts)

53. Wow.. that is so Good! Amazing

you drew all those little beans!

I love food from Mexico! Gracias, lunatica!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:18 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

56. Thanks Cha!

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

De nada!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:29 PM

Cha (272,493 posts)

60. Omg, Si!

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

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:05 PM

klook (10,656 posts)

54. OMG, beautiful

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:22 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

57. I have two of the five I drew on my kitchen wall.

I gave the others away to friends.

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:10 PM

Kurt V. (5,624 posts)

55. i dabble with color pencil drawings. done about 100 or so.

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:29 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

59. You shouldn't look at art as being on any level

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!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:08 PM

Kurt V. (5,624 posts)

69. um ok. :/

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:37 PM

appalachiablue (33,901 posts)

61. Very nice, thanks for sharing with us!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:41 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

63. Thanks for appreciating it!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:41 PM

Tanuki (13,235 posts)

64. Fantastic! I had no idea you were an artist!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:47 PM

MontanaMama (18,149 posts)

65. There's so much to love in your drawing.

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:53 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

67. Salsa verde is my favorite, and I love to cook with it.

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:48 PM

mahina (13,747 posts)

66. Wow. That is fantastic!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:58 PM

Joinfortmill (3,964 posts)

68. Lovely

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:30 PM

dameatball (6,397 posts)

72. This reminds me of seed catalogs and calendars I have received. Your work is quite good.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 07:33 PM

warmfeet (3,321 posts)

73. Wonderous to behold.

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:21 PM

Native (4,372 posts)

76. Wow! You are super talented!

Thanks for sharing.🌞

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:27 PM

3catwoman3 (18,457 posts)

77. Your shading on the prickly pear and...

...zucchini is perfect.

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:34 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

78. Thank you

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:34 PM

magicarpet (11,156 posts)

79. Oh,... yum,... looks delicious....

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:39 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

80. They're green tomatillos

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:46 PM

magicarpet (11,156 posts)

81. Well thank you for the response,...

I love red or green salsa,...

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 09:16 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

82. You make it the same way you make red tomato salsa

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 10:29 PM

lastlib (18,425 posts)

83. "Pretty good!"...

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

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 10:48 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

84. LOL!

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!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 10:52 PM

Susan Calvin (1,350 posts)

85. Where can I buy your stuff? nt

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 11:21 AM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

98. I haven't sold anything for over a decade

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.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 10:59 PM

PatrickforO (12,984 posts)

86. I love tomatoes! This is really well done!

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!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:08 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

87. Well that's high praise indeed!

I consider my drawing a success!

Now you made me hungry.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:21 PM

BlancheSplanchnik (20,216 posts)

88. Gorgeous!!

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:24 PM

hay rick (5,880 posts)

89. You let fruit (tomatoes) sneak into your drawing of vegetables!

Nice work.

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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:31 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

90. You can't make salsa without them!

If you don’t have salsa why bother?!

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 12:26 AM

redqueen (112,657 posts)

91. Pero porque no hay cebollas? Necesitas cebollas para salsa.

Es ajo, verdad?

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 12:45 AM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

92. Es cebolla!

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

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 01:02 AM

redqueen (112,657 posts)

93. Entiendo..

Hay tomatillos, esta bien.

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 07:42 AM

UTUSN (61,472 posts)

94. Oh. My. Zeus. This is absolutely gorgeous!

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 08:20 AM

Alliepoo (1,846 posts)

95. Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:02 AM

CrispyQ (30,814 posts)

96. You are very talented!

It's so pretty & colorful!

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 11:10 AM

CousinIT (6,629 posts)

97. BEAUTIFUL! Would be a wonderful piece for a kitchen or dining room.

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

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 01:02 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

101. I have two of them hanging in my kitchen

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

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 03:01 PM

Mersky (4,846 posts)

102. It's beautiful, lunatica

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.

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 03:04 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

103. It seems to have made quite a few people hungry

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

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 03:10 PM

Mersky (4,846 posts)

104. If you knew how much I enjoy good food, then

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

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Sat Nov 23, 2019, 03:16 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

105. Thanks!

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.

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Sun Nov 24, 2019, 03:04 AM

secondwind (13,939 posts)

107. Gorgeous!! And beautiful composition! Just WOW!!

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Sun Nov 24, 2019, 12:02 PM

bif (19,500 posts)

108. Very nice!

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Sun Nov 24, 2019, 12:36 PM

CTyankee (59,552 posts)

109. So beautiful , lunatica...this is wonderful...

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Tue Nov 26, 2019, 12:10 AM

area51 (9,757 posts)

110. Beautiful.

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Sat Nov 30, 2019, 04:50 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (97,084 posts)

111. Beautiful! I didn't know such detail was possible with colored pencil.

I'll have to try them sometime.

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Sat Nov 30, 2019, 04:54 PM

lunatica (52,686 posts)

112. Layering from very light colors to dark colors

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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112 replies	Author	Time	Post
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