Turk’s Hat

I haven’t been able to do much sketching for the last few weeks for various reasons, and whenever this happens, it always takes a while to get back into the routine, and more importantly it takes a while to be able to sketch anything that one is half-way pleased with! This Turk’s Hat pumpkin was painted a few weeks ago quite quickly as I have been waiting years to find one at the right time.

I didn’t have time to place it into any context, so it is impossible for anyone to know what size it might be. A few days later I was able to paint it again and add a further detail…