Tuesday, July 30, 2013

what's new again

Peaches
watercolor on cold pressed paper
5.5 x 7.5 inches
© Ann Thompson Nemcosky

I have been giving my studio space a good clean out these past few days and came across an old shoe box full of stencils that I used to make for my art work and for decorating the walls of our house. Remember when it was popular to have a stenciled border running around a room? The stencil design that I used for the background of this painting was one that I created years ago for the kitchen at our old house. It was inspired by a set of very old dishes that I inherited from my grandmother. The pattern on the dishes, as well as the color I used for our wall, was a blue much like the blue I used for this painting. I liked how the stencil pattern added movement to this still life of peaches.

And we love peaches. There is a man from South Carolina that sells peaches out of the back of his truck, parked along one of the main roads through town. He has been there every summer since we first moved here nearly 23 years ago. One year we bought a basket full and made peach jam and peach pie. This year I did get a bag full for a peach pie. I may have to pick up some more before the season passes.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

Love how you captured the texture of the peaches...beautiful!

Polly Birchall said...

My mouth is watering. Love the pic and the story, never had peach pie and it sounds good

Debbie Nolan said...

Dear Ann - I can taste those juicy looking peaches. You certainly captured the color of these delicious fruits. Loved too your stencils in the background. Great idea.

Timaree said...

Those peaches look great! I have seen that stencil pattern on dishes. The dishes were cream colored with the blue.

Jennifer Rose said...

good job getting that velvet texture look to the peaches :)

Autumn Leaves said...

Love the addition of the stencil, Ann. Maybe the kiddo could make use of them too! I think peach pie and peach cobbler are wonderful, as is this sketchbook painting.

Ann said...

Thanks everyone! When I was in town earlier this week I saw that the peach truck is gone! Back to store bought if I want another pie.

Sherry, kiddo got her plastic letter stencils but no, I am not letting her use my hand made ones :-)

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