"Fresh Produce": New Market Painting Start Today

Actually I started two paintings today ... regaining my painting muscles after a little break, and reliving this month's visit to Rome's Campo dei Fiori market. What a beautiful, bustling place. Expect some Italian artichoke paintings to come. They were abundant in a variety of colors and sizes.

As interesting as the produce was, the stall vendors definitely had the veggies beat. The star of this painting start is the Roman produce vendor ... not the leafy greens. He will be getting handsomer. Just need a smaller brush. (This is just the start of the block-in.)

See more of my Market Series in the Places and Still Life Galleries on my web page: www.jillbanks.com. This one may be slated for my upcoming (July) solo show at Katie's Coffee at the Old Brogue Irish Pub in Great Falls. Or maybe for my booth at the Great Falls Farmer's Market this Spring and Summer. Undecided.

I don't normally promote this, but I do offer a set of notecards from my Market Series. One each of these four designs for $12 plus shipping. They make great hostess gifts ... plus make writing notes that much more fun. Each notecard is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". The four designs include close-ups of "Venezia Market", "Rainy Day Market", "Rialto Market" (original available through Chasen Galleries in Richmond, VA) and "Fruit and Wine." I'll snap a picture of the card pack tomorrow and add it to this post. If you're interested in purchasing, send me an email to jillbanks1@aol.com.

"Fresh Produce" work in progress (top photo), oil on Senso linen, 20"h x 16"w, copyright Jill Banks 2010.
"Rialto Market" (shown left), oil on Senso, 24"h x 36"w, copyright Jill Banks 2009 -- available through Chasen Galleries, Richmond, VA.

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