Squirrel!

Squirrel!

A quick study of a squirrel using the pastel brushes.

La Boheme 🎶

Supporting the arts in all their varied forms.

The other month we spent a rainy afternoon enjoying the local lyric society’s presentation of La Boheme. They only had a piano as accompaniment, but Puccini’s music is great even without a full orchestra. The audience member beside me was moved to tears.

I look forward to finding more of these smaller theatre companies to enjoy and support.

Red Poppies

Since I was getting more comfortable with following YouTube tutorials I thought I’d give some different ones a try. This is a watercolour tutorial I found from Tatyworks.

I used her tutorial watercolour brushes and the flower sketch provided.

A Field of Flowers

A field of pretty wildflowers, curtesy of James Julier 😊

The Art of Soup - Passata di Verdure

This one pretty much is more art than science. I kind of use it as a way to use up old vegetables before they go bad. It’s never good to waste food, especially nowadays. It’s a question of achieving the right combination of flavours, sometimes I’ve gotten a really tasty soup, but unfortunately I never remember the combo of vegetables I used to achieve it 😊. It’s also great and simple enough for freezing.

This one while not the best was a very good soup. I finished it off with some pasta and a touch of extra virgin olive oil. My plating could still use some work though.

Musical Interlude

Had a great time at Gowan. Great music and he still rocks. A Criminal Mind and Moonlight Desires are my favourites 🎶😁

It’s amazing what modern phones can do, while not perfect, I would never have gotten any usable pictures in the “old days” 😊. Great to not just enjoy the moment, but also have a few tangible memories to take home.