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When I walked into this supermarket, I was
mesmerized by the produce case. The
oranges, limes and lemons were refl ected
in the big mirrors behind them, and I decided
to paint the scene in Produce Case (gouache
on paper, 5x8).
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I steered an empty shopping cart to the
apple display and set up my tripod sketch
easel inside the cart. Because the gouache
doesn’t emit a scent and doesn’t make a
mess, I knew I’d be OK working with it there.
I had a little less than an hour to paint. I was
nervous that someone from the store would
ask me what I was doing, but no one said
anything to me. I think the uniform-style
shirt I was wearing—and my purposeful
expression—made it look like I was on
a corporate assignment, so no one
questioned me.
PHOTO BY JEANETTE GURNEY