Artichokes 1: WIP

New commission has arrived in the form of artichokes!

Never tried an artichoke myself, but the client would like a ‘small’ painting of the artichokes in the picture with the silver bowl and wood behind showing.

I thinking I’m going to do a few compositions with this one. The first (pictured) will have a sliced view of the picture with some fancy text saying Artichoke down the side. It will be painted once drawn in ink. Finally combining the pen and paint brush together!

The next I will use purely paint (as pen wasn’t mentioned in the brief) and use one corner of the photo: One Artichoke with the curve of the silver bowl and the wood behind.

The next (I tend to work in 3’s, the freak that I am) I have yet to decide!

So anyone with advice, tips or nuggets of inspiration would be more than appreciated!

I’ll update my progress soon – watch this space xx