Pastel Sketches of Market Vegetables

Loose pastel drawings of radishes, aubergines and peppers cover the grey paper. The radishes gather on the left with their thin roots and leafy tops, while two dark aubergines fill the middle. Green and orange peppers sit to the right, each built from broad chalk strokes and bright rubbed edges. A few real vegetables rest along the top of the table as quiet references.

Broken pastel sticks and powder scatter around the paper, adding small blocks of pink, purple, green and orange. A folded cloth at the lower left is marked with color from the work. Start with the large vegetable shapes, then follow the rough outlines, smudged shadows and loose crumbs of chalk.