My Radish-Growing Update

After devouring my first radish, I was looking forward to the continuation of the season. But it proved to be quite short! The second radish was pretty cool and deserves a few of portraits (I used thicker gouache with this one and tried different techniques of applying paint while waiting for lunch time). But since then, we had a heatwave, and I believe the rest of my plants promptly decided to "bolt" - meaning they now have beautiful flowers and no edible root. The Internet is full of ideas about why and what now, but I think I will enjoy drawing beautiful plants instead of beautiful roots. 

I Grew My First Radish!

I am an aspiring gardener. I find it that gardening is a great exercise for the patience muscle, and a very rewarding experience for someone who enjoys looking at plants and tinkering with things! I sowed some seeds of radish in the fall and watched this pot being soaked by a series of wet winter storms, while little leaves started to grow, and then bigger and bigger ones. And then one morning, I saw my very first radish poking out of the ground. If you do not know, radishes stick a bit when ready to harvest. I pulled it out right away and shared it with my family - right after I sketched this beauty! Now, with the next one (almost ready to be gathered), hopefully I will be patient enough to sketch it still in the ground and then on the plate. At least that is my intention. 

I planted about 12 seeds, some did not make it, but quite a few did - so get ready for a spring series lol :)

Send me your favorite ways of eating radishes! I am also researching some interestingly-shaped and unusually-colored ones to try growing next :)

Radishes and experiments during the quarantine

I've been experimenting with different food-related things lately. Ways to get food, ways to make food, ways to combine different foods and ways to sketch food.
Here is a story of a bunch of rainbow radishes through two days, my new sketchbook and gouache.

I asked people on social media which background they prefer and it was very interesting to read replies!