31 paintings in 31 days

31 Paintings in 31 Days – Day 31

Art, Painting, Pastel

Did you know that slicing a tomato is an event? It must be done where the tomato is sliced ever so thin, but still has some substance. This is useful for a half of a bagel (I like the everything bagel in this instance) smeared with cream cheese, slices of nova lox (not just any lox), a tomato cut to perfection top with thin slices of red onions and capers. Sprinkled with a little kosher salt and less than a pinch of pepper.  A work of art.

I’ve really enjoyed these 31 days. Having a challenge. A deadline. Discipline. It’s helped me to sleep better at night, feeling accomplished and satisfied.

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31 Paintings in 31 Days – Day 30

Art, Painting, Pastel

We went to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico one cold January day. Sandhill cranes everywhere. Snow geese flocks so loud and crowded. The light was beautiful. My favorite story there was while my two brothers and I were observing that loud flock of geese. One of the brothers takes out an air horn expecting to scatter the large flock and it was a whisper in comparison to those geese. They were not phased. I think we were all wanting the flock to rise and fly away in fright. What a sight that would have been. All three of us had the best spontaneous laugh.

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31 Paintings in 31 Days – Day 29

Art, Painting, Pastel

Double portions. I either heard it or I made it up, but I like to say, “Momma always said don’t eat anything bigger than your head.” I was caught over exaggerating my eating on Skype while Husband and I were chatting in the two years we were living apart. One year we watched the Super Bowl together. I would turn down the sound of the game and he would turn down the sound of the ads. Win/win.  #HTP31in31 #double #doingthework #successhabits #discipline #ineeddeadlines

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31 Paintings in 31 Days – Day 27

Art, Painting, Pastel

Thunder on the horizon over the Manzano Mountains. Traveling north on Tramway, Albuquerque, NM.  #HTP31in31 #thunder #doingthework #successhabits #discipline #ineeddeadlinesimg_8296

31 Paintings in 31 Days – Day 24

Art, Painting, Pastel

Today’s word…chop. I love Thanksgiving, but it as I got older it was my job to chop up all the vegetables. I hated it. It was so tedious.

Today I enjoy chopping vegetables. It’s meditative and I am putting love into the meal. Here’s some fruit I cut up.

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