How long does a color last in a given location? These works represent our perceptions based on watching various sweet pea currant tomatoes grow, ripen and dry in various locations. Individual tomatoes ripened at various rates depending on the location of a plant (north, south, east or west facing) and on the number of tomatoes on the plant.
Sweetpea tomatoes, freshly picked
Sweetpea tomatoes, ten days later
Sweetpea tomatoes, six months later
Study (regarding the duration of color), acrylic on vellum
Register (regarding the duration of color), acrylic and pencil on vellum
Duration of Red, acrylic and pencil on canvas, 51" x 34"
Register (regarding the duration of red), acrylic and pencil on canvas, 38” x 51
