When summer rolls around, I look forward to the local farmer’s market on Saturday mornings. Fresh produce, connecting with the people who grow it, and trying something new. It’s such a treat, both the products that are available and the experience of mindfully making selections. So different than racing through the aisles at the supermarket. I truly do miss the farmer’s markets when they end in the fall.
So one Saturday morning, I took my sketchbook and wandered the market, making sketches as I went. One woman walked by with a bright green bag slung over her shoulder, full of her purchases. Farmers standing in the shade of their tents, ready to help the next customer. A riot of sunflowers in a patch of sun, and plenty of trees to keep everyone cool. And the clocktower at the far end of the green. It is Hudson, after all.
Really, what a visual delight!
I headed back to my studio and sorted through brightly painted papers, maps, and various other papers to put together this scene. It captures so much of what intrigued me about the market.
Title: Market Day
Media: Painted papers, maps, tissue
Size: 24 x 24 inches on gallery-wrapped canvas
Signed: Yes
Exhibits: “Farmer’s Markets” at the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation Gallery; “Dreams of Faraway Places“ at the Bexley Public Library