Arts Explorer # 7 - Grocery Shopping with a Twist

Texture "refers to the surface quality of a work of art" (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009, p. 144). The food category that I will be focusing on is fruits. Every type of fruits has different textures to it. The following is a list of fruits and the comparison/description of each:

1. apple - smooth, round, red/green
2. orange - round, orange colour
3. grapes - small, green/black/red, round
4. banana - crescent, yellow/black
5. kiwi - fuzzy, small, brown
6. strawberry - red, small, rough
7. lemon - small, yellow, rough
8. lime - small, round, green
9. pineapple - rough, brown-yellow
10. nectarine - small, round, red-yellow
11. peach - fuzzy, round, small
12. cherry - small, red, smooth
13. watermelon - big, green-black, hard
14. papaya - yellow-orange, big
15. pomegranate - round, red, hard

 The three fruits I chose to sketch was orange, strawberry and watermelon (though it doesn't look like it!).

When I was young, I use to love apples and the reason for it is a little silly. I use to love this cartoon show and one of the character is a mini yellow "floating" pig and he was adorable. His favourite fruit was apple because he would always be eating one every so often. Since then, apple was my favourite fruit, but it wasn't until high school that I preferred juicy fruits (not the gum!), such as orange, grapes, watermelon.

Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art & creative development for young children (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar Cengage Learning.