Pretty Pudding Paintings

Food became a primary activity and the the highlight of the day during lockdown, both in terms of preparing it and enjoying eating.

In this personal project I’ve painted a series of pretty puddings.

A sunny, caramelly Portuguese tart (Pastéis de Nata) complemented with strawberries, raspberries and sprigs of fresh mint.
Reminiscent of lovely Lisbon.

By trying to make desserts photo worthy I found they could become delightful treats to add some joy to the days. Using images of our real puddings as the starting point I designed these sweet illustrations.

Painting feels meditative for me and it doesn’t get much better than painting a pudding, purely for pleasure. It can feel as indulgent as eating the thing,

Dairy-free ice cream with fresh strawberries, wafers and a sprig of mint leaves in my favourite wavy cornet style bowl.
Painted with a bun standing in for the ice cream, which would have melted too soon.

Sometimes I have the dessert in front of me so there’s the incentive to paint until the piece is completed in one sitting, then I can enjoy consuming the still life whilst it’s fresh.

Work in progress – the painting and the prize!

As ice-cream melts there’s a lot of observation whilst eating, and remembering involved in painting them.

Berry ice-cream boules atop a wafer cone with @hotelchocolat chocolates. New painting adapted from an ice-cream I enjoyed earlier this summer.

Thanks so much for being here. Feel free to take a look around. See my new work as it’s created on my Instagram feed. Get in touch for bespoke illustrations, email inspirebykim@outlook.com

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Enjoy.

Kim x

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