Saturday, February 09, 2013

❤ The BEET goes on ....

For February I wanted to paint something red for Valentines Day, but, not necessarily something with hearts or flowers. Hmmm, not ketchup, not a tomato or cherry (not in season) ... ahhh, I know, how about beets.  
                                                             The Beet Goes On, 6" x 6" oil on panel, © 2013 Nancy Van Blaricom


I don't paint a lot of still life's but I loved how pretty my beets looked in the yellow bowl.  After cropping the original photo I put it into Photoshop and pixilated it.  I think it might have made it easier for me to see some colors that might not have been as easy for me to see.  Always experimenting.

I love beets.  I love the way they taste and the way they look.  I   ❤ beets.

 I think even Sonny and Cher like beets ... 
  the beet goes on, the beet goes on
Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain,
La de da de de, la de da de da





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8 comments:

  1. Maria Bennett Hock4:15 AM

    hahaha...you did make me smile this morning. I love beets too...and I love the song. Your painting is great.

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  2. Sand Hill Art5:40 AM

    That's a very nice painting. I like the composition.
    I recently made some beetroot/cauliflower soup: amazing color!

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  3. Linda Nickles7:36 AM

    I really like your still life of beets, Nancy! How clever to tie it in with Sonny and Cher... wonderful!

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  4. Pam Holnback11:39 AM

    Beautiful reds!!

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  5. Jeanette Jobson2:56 AM

    I like the subtle colours in the beets. They're done well and that gold bowl works beautifully with them.

    I love beets too and want to grow some yellow ones this year. Good painting fodder.. ;)

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  6. Ruth Welter7:25 AM

    Hello Nancy,

    Ow, I love your beets, great job. Beautiful work.

    Ruth

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  7. Nancy Van Blaricom7:32 AM

    Thank you Ruth. I thoroughly enjoyed painting this one. The colors just begged me to paint them.
    Thanks for dropping by, I really appreciate it.

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  8. Laurie G. Miller4:41 AM

    Great painting and great post! Made me smile :)

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