DQ Chocolate Dipped Cone Pastel

I am planning a much larger pastel piece, and it’s been a little while since I have worked in panpastel so decided to do this small piece of a DQ cone.

Last summer, we stopped at a really cool old Dairy Queen with old-school signs. We took a lot of reference photos of the building, and our treats. I got a chocolate dipped cone. I thought the imperfection of the cone, with the vanilla ice cream dripping through the chocolate coating looked interesting and really delicious, particularly compared to the very perfect versions in DQ ads.

The food subjects I like to paint and draw usually aren't perfect versions, but very typical versions. The messiness can be more real and charming and nostalgic.