Foodie I Am

I call Monday my rest day, but for me that just means I don't paint. Instead I read about art, work on the computer, do laundry and catch up on emails and social media posts - and sometimes experiment with new recipes.Today I made a Finnish salmon soup called Lohikeitto that we fell in love with on a chilly day in Finland last year. Delicious.

Begin. Again.

Today I started a new work. This will be my largest to date, 60" x 40". It's two 30" x 40" cradled panels, side by side, bolted together and mounted onto screws sunk into a 4 foot by 8 foot, double-panel display wall. When the painting needs to travel or get shipped, it can be unbolted. Plus I can still pick it up and move it around when I want to paint on the floor or table. If this works out, the freestanding wall will do double-duty as an easel for large paintings in addition to being an extra display wall.

It's a Wrap

After two days of revision, this newest work, 36" h x 24" w., called "Gestation," is complete. I changed it a lot yesterday and today. It's quieter than it started; took a lot of editing to get there. Now it can dry thoroughly, get varnished and photographed. Finished. Good feeling.