Still Life with Two Papayas
A new addition to the Tropical and Food Collections, this painting is a tribute to the juiciness of the fruit…unlike my previous renditions of the Papaya, this is painted with much fewer details and has a relaxed feel to it, which is more in tune with the tropics...it is also part of the Sepia and Gold colour collection
See the entire Tropical Collection..HERE
Watercolour with Pen and Ink on DrawMaster Paper
“They grew like giants in our backyard
in Cuba, thin, ravenously thirsty plants
that bore fruit every spring, first as small
as pears, then the fruit swelled to the size
of footballs, their communal weight
a clumped burden on the whole plant—
only my father knew for sure when to cut
them down, bring them inside the house,
in the kitchen he sliced them, these toothy
smiles, teeth like black goblets, a volcano’s
ashy tear on leaves, sweet, delicious, these
fruta bombas, as my father called them.
For years while we lived in Los Angeles,
he couldn’t grow them in such a dry climate,
but when he moved to Hialeah, Florida,
he harvested them once again, brought
them upstairs under his arms, a smile”..excerpt..V. Suarez …
Still Life with Two Papayas belongs to the following groups:
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Janis Zroback 29 days ago
Lois Bryan 29 days ago
OOOO Janis!!!! What fun!!!!! You’re doing the wonderful food images again?? My favorites of all of your wonderful works!!!!! Love the rich, glowing colors!!!!!!
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
There are quite a lot of them now….many posted within the last couple of weeks…I’m glad you like them…thank you so much Lois…
nishagandhi 29 days ago
great work!!
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Thank you so much Nisha…very nice of you…
eoconnor 29 days ago
Hi Janis , these do look ripe and delicious .They fit in beautifly with the tropical and the sepia /gold series. nice link up the tropics look so outstanding with the black background. LIZ
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
What a lovely compliment!!..thank you so much Liz..
bev langby 29 days ago
yum this is gorgeous Janis xx
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Thank you so much Bev…very nice of you…. :))
FlowersEtc 29 days ago
Juicey looking, I can almost taste them :))
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Thank you so much Ann…very nice of you…. :))
Linda Callaghan 29 days ago
lovely golden juicy papayas…bursting with golden colours…just yum Janis.
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Thank you so much Linda…I’m glad you like it…btw lots of new work will be added these days, but they may not always be on the first page, as I grouping things together…
Carla Jensen 29 days ago
Outstanding painting once again..Janis !! Your Food Paintings always make me so hungery they look so good!! lol Beautiful colors and excellent work , my friend!! Wtg =D
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Lovely of you to say so Carla…..thank you so much..
MichaelTravis 29 days ago
Very nice piece of art.Reminds me of the old spanish art which I
always thought was beautiful. Nice job Hon. MMMMMMMMWA! :)
yummy…........mmmmmmmmmmmmmm…..........good!
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
How nice of you!!..thank you so much Michael…
Christopher Wr... 29 days ago
Ripe and luscious painting.
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Thank you so much…very nice of you…. :))
Solomon Walker 29 days ago
its beautifully painted art, like the tones and looseness of it…
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Thank you so much…very nice of you Solomon…. :))
Jim Phillips 29 days ago
When it boils right down to it, I guess I still favor your food paintings the best. So of course I love this piece.
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
I really enjoy painting them too…though they are the most difficult of all the subjects I paint…however I do like to provide a variety of choices….thank you so much Jim…
Anna D'Accione 29 days ago
Another stunning image. beautiful work Janis.!!!
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Thank you so much Anna…very nice of you…. :))
Hidemi Tada 29 days ago
excellent!
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Thank you so much Hidemi…very nice of you…. :))
Karin Taylor
29 days ago
very luscious – beautiful work janis..
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Thank you so much Karin…I’m glad you like it…
Isa Rodriguez 29 days ago
gorgeous , Janis.
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
How nice to see you Isa…..thank you so much…
Janis Zroback 29 days ago
kjgordon 29 days ago
juicy a succulent…..........
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
I knew you would like this…thanks so much KJ…
Victoria _Ts 29 days ago
stunning….love the colours!
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Nice of you to say so Victoria…thank you so much…
Emma Brooks-Mi... 29 days ago
Lovely colours, very juicy:-)
Janis Zroback replied 29 days ago
Thank you so much Emma…very nicce of you…
Linda Callaghan 28 days ago
ok can you let me know if I miss any…as I don’t want to miss out…thanks…
Janis Zroback replied 28 days ago
There is a new one on page one right now…posted just a little while ago…it should have popped up on your activity page…I will let you know when new ones come up that may be on another page…
Shoaib . 28 days ago
gorgeous .. love these colors janis.. they are so bright and stunning
Janis Zroback replied 28 days ago
Thank you so much Shoalb…very nice of you…
Janis Zroback 28 days ago
SharonAHenson 28 days ago
This collection is great work…..are you a daily painter?????
Janis Zroback replied 24 days ago
No I’m actually not part of that group…I named ny website without knowing they existed till someone mentioned it to me…I do paint every day, but my paintings are usually not completed within that period of time…they take much longer..thank you so much Sharon…very nice of you…
Alison Pearce 24 days ago
Beautifully done!!
Janis Zroback replied 24 days ago
Thank you so much Alison.. :))
aFrenchie 24 days ago
cool reminds me of van gogh
Janis Zroback replied 23 days ago
That’s a lovely compliment…thank you so much…
ilva-b 21 days ago
Congratulations to the feature in The Fruit and Veg Shop group!
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Wonderful news…thank you so much…
jeffrey freeman 21 days ago
Congrats on your feature. Wonderful watercolor technique. Thanks for sharing and the story is interesting look into a part of your life.
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Thank you so much…very nice of you…the story is not mine really, but a poem I used by Suarez…I am Canadian… :))