Creative Endeavors

 
 
 
        

 

 Today's creative endeavors took place in the kitchen.   With zucchini in abundance I decided to bake these orange glazed loaves.   They are a favorite of mine.   Very tasty with a bit of cream cheese spread on thinly.

This casserole was an experiment that turned out well.   The existing recipe used ingredients that were not gluten free.   I did some substituting and came up with a dish hubby loved. 

  

 

Creating can be found in so many different forms.   It may be painting...

 

Growing a garden

taking a picture

 

or writing a post.

 

Whatever your creative endeavor is...may it bring you joy today!

 Thank you for stopping by.

Unexpected Visitor

While I was on vacation an unexpected visitor stopped by.  I had been painting outdoors.  It was one of those days out of time.  A perfect afternoon to do something one loves.  




  

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Larkspur and pansies were blooming in the garden.  They begged to be painted.  

How could I resist?













Taking a brief moment to step back I caught sight of my winged friend.   He had lit on my practice page.   He seemed intent on checking out the colors .   Wonder if he approved?  

Normally I have to sneak up slowly to catch these flying flowers on film.   Not this one.   He was quite happy to pose.   So glad to have my camera close at hand.

Maybe he will be my next subject to paint.


Hope you are enjoying these visitors too.  Have a great day.

                 God Bless!

Finding the time!

 It has been a challenge finding the time to paint these past few weeks.

The garden needs so much attention this time of the year.

   

Now that everything is planted, weeded and mulched the brushes can get busy.

 

Garden Journal

 

  

These two pages were quickly sketched the last day of May.

 

I picked some multi-flora rose growing in our field.   It has a sweet fragrance and makes a great subject for sketching.

 

Looking forward to adding a few more pages in June to the garden journal.

 

Hope all of you are finding time to do the things you love.

 

Thanks for stopping by.   God bless!

Cats and more cats

If you haven't guessed by now I love cats and I enjoy painting them.   With four of them running about the house it can get pretty crazy around here.   My hubby doesn't feel quite the same about them as I do but  because he loves me so - he tolerates them.

I have made arrangements for them in case I check out before my husband.   I have a girl friend who will take them .  I think she has eight so what is four more. 

One must always be prepared for the inevitable!

Smokey is above and Scooter is to the right.   Both have been known to spend time in the studio with me.   Unfortunately I have found fur in the paint and paw prints on an almost finished watercolor painting.  What's a person to do - I guess you just have to love them and go on.

Below is one of my first cat paintings in watercolor  -  it was done with my white cats in mind.   Both are gone now.   Still miss them. 

To all of you cat lovers out there have a good nite and God bless!