Abstract palette knife

Acrylic on canvas board
8”x8”
Palette knife
September 22, 2018

Inspired by demo videos from SurajFineArts on YouTube

Playing with a palette knife

Acrylic on canvas board
Palette knife
8”x8”
June 19, 2018

Indigo Bunting

Acrylic on canvas  11x14
May 4, 2017

Reference photo take from online

Might be the Matterhorn?

I don’t have the reference photo for this one.  Photo from online.

Acrylic on canvas 11x14
June 15, 2016

Daily Painting

It’s been such a long time since I’ve done anything on here. I hadn’t even really thought about it anymore. But lately I’ve been trying to do some painting just for fun and have read about the idea of daily painting, or frequent painting, at least.  It was suggested to record your projects on a blog to help watch your progress. So that’s the plan. It’s just for me. Not expecting any readers. I’m going post my older paintings, and then I’ll try to keep up to date as I do new ones.

Here we go....

Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC
Acrylic on canvas board 8x10
May 29, 2016

My First Vegetable!!

I officially have my first vegetable, and it's a radish!  Yes, I am truly this excited by a radish, even though, after tasting it, I realized I don't even particularly like them.  The request to grow them came from the boyfriend who likes to eat them raw with salt.  To each their own, I guess.  On the plus side, they were super easy to grow and ready to harvest in only about 28 days, which is the quickest by far of the vegetables I picked to try.                                        

As it turns out, growing veggies in containers works out pretty well.  So far at least.  I have a bit to wait for the rest of my goodies.  Only downside is a small yield, but I think that's just fine for a first timer like me.

My humble, potted vegetable garden:

I wanted to start small for my first attempt, so I just picked a few things to grow.  Jalapenos and radishes on the left, carrots in the middle, and green beans on the right.  Chicken wire has to go around everything in my endless battle against the squirrel demons.

I'm anxiously awaiting the rest of my vegetables to grow.  

Spring Flowers

My early spring flowers have long since faded, but I'm finally posting some pictures.  Better late than never, right?   Those bulbs I planted in containers last October, oh so long ago, actually turned out very nice.  I declare it a success!

Here's my crocuses.  Ignore the wire cages.  Squirrels are devils.  I had intended these to bloom with the hyacinths, but they flowered first and were done by the time their companions arrived.

Hyacinths!  Smell so good!  Definitely one of my favorites.

 Tulips of course.  Gotta have those.

So that's that.  Perhaps in the relatively near future, if you're lucky, I'll regale you with accounts of my venture into vegetable gardening.  I know it's exciting.  Try to keep your panties on.