Shaker Box No.3

I haven't posted anything new for some time now, I am working away on a couple of paintings one of my lovely brother in laws dog and the other of  pen and ink.

However I have been dabbling with shaker box making . This is my first attempt. My next project is to make a set and  finish them  with traditional milk paints.

Man and a Spoon

12 inch x 14 inch

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

You remember that last year my lovely Doc gave me a right royal rollicking about my cholesterol. Personally I blame it on the french Jam and the accompanying butter. Toast preference aside, I set out on a healthier breakfast plan. Quaker oats breakfast of champions, so now my cholesterol is well and truly down. Which in theory should be good, right. Wrong, because I developed a taste for it swimming in Grade 1 maple syrup. I just hope she won't check my blood sugars!

Some times in life you just cant win....

Jam & Spoon

Four Fruits

8 inch x 8 inch on gallery wrapped canvas

So I ask, why does  French Jam taste so good. For one as a Brit I note that its made with real sugar and not not corn syrup. May be it's because the fruit isn't grown in a poly tunnel. Maybe its all that lovely moderate heat that really ripens the berries down there in provence. 

I don't know but you take the lid of that Jar and the smell of fruit just ooozes's out. 

Balance No 4

Salt & Pepper
8 inch x 10 inch on Gallery wrapped canvas

So much for the song it ' It never rains in Southern Califonia" man it pours. The rain has been so bad this week I felt like I was having a bad dream and had awoken and found my self living back in Wigan. The land of the non-existent blue sky. Saying that they do make pretty marvelous pies and those yummy Uncle Joe's mint balls. So perhaps it's forgiven for it's dire weather.....

Simply Sauce

Suspension

6 inch x 6 inch

On gallery wrapped canvas

Do you know hard it is to find glass sauce bottles in the US. Everything seems to be stuck in plastic these days. I was in a fish restaurant and spotted the lovely glass bottle on the table.I asked if I could possibly buy a bottle the manager just laughed. As I was leaving she appeared with a little go box. Inside a lovely glass bottle of HP ketchup. It really is the small things in life.

Lovely In Lilac

Miss Meggy

8 inch x 8 inch on Gallery wrapped Canvas

I am of the opinion that dogs really do have the personalities of their owners. Megan is my little sis's dog. Easy going, laid back, amiable even tempered an all round nice mutt. Still  gorgeous despite a few grey hairs. 

Painting's for big kids

Games People Play

For my amusement only, British monopoly and crayons. Well aren't we all young at heart?