Food Two

Last week I told you about playing with your food.  Well, this week I played with my food to re-create one of my many favorite paintings.  With it being so warm outside, staying inside, playing with food just sounded like a good option.  I hope y'all have had the chance to play with your food to create something fun.  Please share in the comments below anything you might have done.

Today, I took one of my many favorite Vincent Van Gogh paintings and made it into food.

Irises by Vincent Van Gogh

Here is the food version....now remember it does not have to look identical, just close enough to look like the artwork you are re-creating.

Close but not very close.  I used a few different kinds of food, I do not think I would eat this.  I used: coffee grounds, cocoa powder, green onions, blueberries, and green tea.  I placed a napkin on my plate to start because I do not own any white plates.  I spread the coffee for my dirt.  Then, I sprinkled cocoa powder over that to add a variety of color.  I then tore up some green onions and placed them on top of the dirt.  Next, I cut up some blueberries to create my irises.  I added more cocoa powder above the blueberries.  Finally, I sprinkled the green tea on the rest to fill in the space.  I was hoping it would actually be green since it is called green tea but it worked well enough.  

Now your turn!  Show us some of your creations and have fun!  When you re-create artwork you learn so much about the original piece.  You have to break it down and study it to know what to do to re-create it.  When you do that, you get the chance to really study the artwork and appreciate it so much more!  Have fun creating and remember to be the best artist you can be!