Debbi Friedman’s Blog

We’re vacationing on the west coast in Southern California – it’s so sunny, warm and beautiful here. I have been taking lots of photographs of flowering plants, vegetation, hummingbirds, etc. and Death Valley, where we spent two and a half days. We’ll see if any of this will make it’s way into my work when I get back home. Today we visited the Irvine Farmer’s market where I took photos of the produce, which is absolutely stunning. Artichokes, diakon radishes, fruits and more that look like they’ve been grown with radioactive fertilizer; they are so gigantic and beautifully formed. Colors super-saturated. Cooling off indoors before taking a walk in the 90 degree heat.

Here is the finished drawing of the feathers and broken egg in a box. I am happy with the way it came out, and plan to do another feather piece to try out some different ideas.

This drawing is beginning to shape up and the finished image is now easier for me to picture.  I am accentuating colors in the feathers to achieve a little more variation.  The next two feathers are done (not shown here) and add more softness and color.  (Click on thumbnail and then again on next image for best view).

Here is more development on the feathers and broken egg nestled in a box. I’ve never drawn feathers before that weren’t part of a bird. They are interesting to look at by themselves.