Root Vegetables Metal Print

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Root Vegetables is one of a series of photographs of the luscious local fruits and vegetables tempting the farmer’s market shopper. Root Vegetables features beets, kohlrabi, radishes, garlic and onions displayed on a gingham cloth. The lovely shapes and cool colors of this vegetable presentation drew my eye.
A farmer’s market can be anything from the back of a pickup, a farm stand, a collection of tables or booths to a more permanent structure that may be open year around. In any of these settings, the consumer can buy directly from the farmer. Foods available include local fruits and vegetables in season, meats, baked goods, honey, jams and jellies and other prepared foods and beverages. The appeal to the customer is a larger variety of local, fresher and often organic products at a reduced cost. Often craft vendors are included in the bigger farmer’s markets, which provide even more variety of products to choose from. For the farmer, the elimination of the middleman, short...

Creating portals of light, love, joy, beauty, compassion, hope and gratitude is my lifelong passion and purpose. My mother painted when i was young and encouraged drawing and painting and handcrafting in all forms and my father, the photographer, gave me my first camera at age 8. As a result, i have been a lifelong student of both mediums. Formal training of my eye and technique has been with the wonderful Pacific NW painter teachers, Stan Capon and Edi Olson. i hope you will enjoy these images as much as i enjoyed their creation.