Closeup paintings are a favorite of mine–whether it is of people or fruits and vegetables!  I used frisket, a rubber cement-type substance, on the roots of the onions to block the paint and keep that area white until I was ready to work on them.   This is a small painting, so the roots are quite tiny.  Painting them with rubber cement is no easy task.  I’m always looking for new “utensils” for applying frisket.  On this painting, I used the left over sticks from an Incredibly Edible fruit bouquet.  The plastic sticks work quite well!

Image Size: 5×7″    SOLD Collection: J.B., Indianapolis, IN