Sketching Fun

Citrus wedges are the key to capturing the delicious juice of the lemon.  It was great fun to do a quick ink sketch to outline these wedges......

Micron black in with watercolor paint on Strathmore mixed media 300 series paper.

followed by the addition of watercolor paint.  Once the foundation of the paint was dry, I went back into the image and added another layer of paint for the citrus cells in the "meat" of the fruit and the dimples of the shell in the skin of the fruit.

Whether the image is angled skin-side down, or rotated to cascade skin-side up.....

Flipped image - Micron black in with watercolor paint on Strathmore mixed media 300 series paper.

 the wedges are fun to draw and look at from different angles.

These citrus wedges are fun to sketch and whether or not you enjoy eating citrus, I encourage you to sketch a slice or wedge - or two-of these popular fruits - just for fun!