Minestrone Still Life

With what we know today about food photography, I have to wonder how much of the food in the original photograph was real. Though I like the pictures very much, cookbook photography often looks a bit surreal and not quite appetizing. Maybe it's just me. You can see more of this finished painting and decide for yourself at My Good Babushka!

Minestrone Still Life

There may be nothing more satisfying than the texture of a copper pot.

Minestrone Still Life

I have made well-known my fondness for retro cookbook illustrations, but I also like photographs from vintage cookbooks. I think it's because we didn't have a lot of books in the house growing up so I often ended up browsing cookbooks. I like the textures and colors of food well presented. Here I am reproducing one of my favorites as a painting. This painting was inspired by the Good Housekeeping cooking pamphlet featuring vegetables.