On Projects and Thankfulness and Hope...

 

Thanksgiving is a tricky holiday for me, I like the concept of it, the origins less so...  As I do very much believe in being thankful, I knew I wanted to say something today, but I just wasn't sure what.  I think right now, I'm focusing on being thankful for the small stuff.  In light of that here are some very tiny frames.  I'm planning on doing a smol Studio Ghibli inspired series, I intend to use these frames, but if they end up being smaller than I can paint, I'll hunt around for some more.  But thankfulness, back to thankfulness.  I am thankful to have art in my life.  I am also thankful for the people in my life that make art possible for me.  

I hope that this Thanksgiving there is something or someone, no matter how smol, that gives you cause for thanks.  I hope for something that sustains.  May this day and the ones that follow be filled with love and beauty.

Happy Thanksgiving! My Photograph of a Grateful Squirrel at Descanso Gardens...

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

It occurs to me that I don't have a lot of fall art, but I did take this photo at Descanso Gardens of a very grateful squirrel. They were quite happy that the people were putting squash decorations out, or rather snackos...

I hope you have a wonderful holiday!

A Little Variation, Italian Chocolate Cookies!

I hope that if you celebrate Thanksgiving, you had a wonderful one!  I didn't get a chance to paint yesterday, but I did bake some cookies.  The recipe here makes around double of what you see on this plate.  I did add a couple of eggs to the recipe as well as a little more butter.  They're an Italian type of cookie, meant to be the consistency of pie crust, but I like my cookies a little softer, so I altered the recipe a bit.  I also really like chocolate, so after the frosting dried on the top, I put them face down on some wax paper and added the frosting that had spilled off the top onto the bottom.  Even after my alterations, they're still a little dry, so if you like an extremely moist cookie, I'd suggest another recipe.  I don't get to bake that often, so I thought I would digitally share my cookies :)  Now off to paint!