Mixtape: 5 Summer Fruits to Draw & Paint

Introducing CbMixtapes: playlists made of specific bits from different classes and grouped together by a common theme. It's a fun way to learn how one topic is approached by a variety of artists with different techniques, all rounded up in one curated mixtape.​

Summer fruit is vibrant and can be playful in patterns and art. Begin with drawing easy tropical fruits using brush markers alongside Courtney Cerruti. Paint fruit from your imagination with illustrator Carolyn Gavin using acryla gouache. Capture the colors of a juicy ripe strawberry with artist and gardener Lorene Edwards Forkner. Use gouache to make both a stylized and realistic paintings of a pineapple with Jen Orkin Lewis and watch Carolyn Gavin as she paints bundles of fruits in summer bags and baskets that will make you run to the farmer's market this weekend!

Want to watch more? Check out the full Daily Practice series with each of the artists below:
Courtney Cerruti - Daily Drawing Challenge: 31 Pattern Motifs
Carolyn Gavin - Daily Painting Challenge: Flowers, Fruits and the Natural World
Lorene Edwards Forkner - Color in and out of the Garden
Jen Orkin Lewis - Daily Painting Challenge: 30 Things to Paint with August Wren

​PDF reference photos can be found on the full class pages.