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Ferry
Creations Resident Sketch Artists Cindy Rosenheim,
responsible for last month’s cover design, lends more of her
charming takes on the Ferry Building Marketplace and Farmers’
Market.
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photographer, artist, or gourmand can resist the temptations
of delectable cheese piled high at the Cowgirl Creamery
booth in the Ferry Building? I stood for nearly three hours,
amidst the jostling crowds, to try and capture the chunky
and buttery impression portrayed by this great shop.
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Cruising the
Saturday Market for subject matter, I am normally drawn to
lively booths, pulsating with people and produce. This
particular morning, however, I stopped dead in front of a
singular, simple display. A crate and two wood baskets. And
the dry and pungent sweetness of local lavender, bunched and
tightly snuggled into place. |
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Standing and sketching seems to invite
comments. One older gentleman stood by for quite a while
before he attempted to compliment me on this piece. ”Yeh,”
he said, ”That’s real good. That really looks like the lady
there. Those oranges and grapefruit look like real fruit
too.”
”Thank you,” I said, politely.
”Yeh,” he continued, “None of this Picasso, Thiebaud,
Diebenkorn crap! This is real art!”
”Thanks, again,” I answered weakly.(Roll over Pablo and
Wayne, here I come.) |
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| The winter
months at the Market interest me as much as the bountiful
summer ones. Here, the strawberries-gone-to-jam and the
hearty artichokes broadcast February’s cool weather fare. |
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This wonderful stand
celebrates the beauty of Autumn at the Market. When I showed
the painting to an art director in New York, he said the
voluptuousness of it was nearly pornographic. Sexy
squash? ’Tis in the eye of the beholder. And, lucky for us
San Franciscans, in the contented belly of the shopper as
well! |
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Love for the
Market and the new Ferry Building has this illustrator
adorning chalkboards as well. Salut! |
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