In a house, there is a kitchen. In that kitchen there is an island. On that island there are two baskets. In those baskets there is some fruit. Fruit in the baskets, baskets on an island, island in a kitchen, kitchen in a house, house in a town, town in the world. 
I used to read a book based on the children's rhyme 'Key to the kingdom' to my two daughters. Thinking about these baskets brought back the structure and rhythm of that tale and that is what the text above derives from. Of course, there are vegetables in one of the baskets, but mentioning them would break the rhythm, so I didn't. 'Vegetables' is really another word for 'fruit,' anyway. I promise.
Lin, you are so great---thank you for your unbounded enthusiasm ;D. Janey, thanks. I usually do ignore that center---just draw right across it!
Posted by: Laura | February 15, 2006 at 01:30 PM
Hey if the schools can call ketchup a vegtable, you can call a vegtable fruit. And those apples look delicious. And I do like the composition - how you just ignored the center of the sketchpad.
Posted by: janey | February 15, 2006 at 12:11 PM
There is a lady who sits at a desk, a desk that sits in a building, a building that sits on some land, some land that sits in a town, a town that sits in a county, a county that sits in a state --
And a lady in a state of JOY every time you post your glorious sketches!!!
I'm that lady and I'm enjoyin the state your sketches put me in!
Posted by: Lin | February 15, 2006 at 08:17 AM
Thank you, everyone. R, it is true that these are more what I'd been used to drawing and are easier in a way, but I really felt good about doing those darned interiors. I learned a lot. Linda, I don't know that song, but I can imagine its telescoping lyrics;D. T, the interplay btw the qualities of the baskets and the 'fruit' interested me, you are right! Thank you for your lovely enthusiasm, as always. Z, thank you, sweet friend. Cin, thank you, sweet friend also. Interiors had the straight line/perspective challenge. Foody stuff has the ellipses challenge. It's always something. ;D.
Posted by: Laura | February 15, 2006 at 06:04 AM
I love these wire bowls, their shapes are wonderful and they look like such fun to draw. I remember the curlicue one from your orange book, it's one of my favorites of your sketches, glad to see it again, it looks great with the heavier black lines of the other bowl, a beautiful sketch!
Posted by: Cin | February 15, 2006 at 12:12 AM
i love it!...the "I promise" part of the family story...thanks so for this posting/sharing! i'm going to go look up that rhyme
consider yourself hugged
Posted by: zephyr | February 14, 2006 at 06:55 PM