Marybeth Heikes

Paintings in Watercolor & Mixed Media

Posts Tagged “Eggplant”

Art & Soul

Art & Soul

October 12, 2016

I decided to paint another still life with my eggplants, books and favorite turquoise goblet. It is an up-close, intimate view of these elements. Especially important is the featured book, Art & Soul, by artist Audrey Flack. The art on the cover ignited my imagination. I love the deep, purplish-blue-black of the eggplants, and their […] more »

Eggplants & Champagne

Eggplants & Champagne

October 3, 2016

This was a fun watercolor to paint with my glossy black eggplants and glassware. I enjoyed the process of drawing the design using my reference photo. Some of my favorite art books are included in the still life. Usually I wet the paper where I intend to drop in the pigments wet-in-wet, which is one […] more »

Artistic Aubergines

Artistic Aubergines

August 31, 2011

I wanted to set up a still life that included some of the eggplants from our garden this year. I added one of my favorite aquamarine goblets and some of my art books that have inspired me through the years. I didn’t realize the book cover would be so complicated to paint; of course, it […] more »