Slice of Lime

I'm behind by 100. I have 100 excuses, all of them good. Broken furnace on a -15 night, a cold, end of the quarter...  Anyway, I'm going to squeeze this lime into a beverage so as not to be wasteful and start thinking about tomorrow's painting. One thing about cold weather: If I start a painting and don't finish it on the spot, I can stick everything out in the garage and it all stays fresh. 

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

I set up my pochade box in front of the stove to paint this one. I'm not sure if it's done, but I'm calling it a night.  Oddly, our furnace has chosen this moment to stop working! It's -10 outside and getting colder. We have great insulation, and space heaters, so I think it'll be bearable.  I'm not sure what else to do? Go to a hotel or call someone out right now?   I'm just thinking I want to take a shower before it gets chilly. 

Peppered Palette

After a trip to the grocery store, I've got some new props. Peppers were on sale and they are just what  I wanted to add some warmth to this weekend! The "feels like" temp is -30!  I am officially 4 paintings behind, which is a little discouraging. Had a little encounter with the latest virus going around.  I'm trying not to loose my momentum, but my fingers are crossed for a snow day. I don't seem to be able to paint more than one per day.

C and C

It's a good thing I've got all these oranges. Caffeine and vitamin C may get me through this month of painting. 

Orange Ya Glad

Sometimes the simplest subjects are the hardest. I painted yesterday but didn't post because it was a scrapper. So I thought I'd just do a simple still life this time.  Hmm. Well, I can tell you that the oranges right now are devine. That's one thing January has going for it.

Solitary Season

A landscape inspired from a photo and from the weather channel.  "Feels like -27!" Good practice painting with limited values.

Mocha Cake, Yum!

Mocha cake and mocha bars are  kind of a specialty around here.  I had never seen it before living in Minnesota.  It sure was fun to paint - and then eat ;-) One of my ancient relatives was a pastry chef in the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.  Thinking about him and how much fun I'm having painting dessert made me thing about illustrating a cook book someday. Not mine - I'm not a cook. But I think it could be a good project.