I’ve come up with a few new sandwich ideas that are over the top good… I needed something different. Something healthy, but super duper tasty… My new thing here… BROCCOLI SPROUTS, I heard on Doctor Oz how they’re so good for you, throw them on all your sandwiches (well, PB&J? I think not) they’re scrumptious little buggers… Above… I have an open face sandwich.
Veggie Cream Cheese (Philadelphia Brand) – spread on the toast… YUM!
Hefty dose of broccoli sprouts on top of cream cheese
Cucumbers, thinly sliced on top… we LOVED this! Also tried it with 1/2 slice of Havarti cheese… GET OUTTA HERE!
This will become the new love of your life!
When you feel an open faced sandwich just won’t cut it, here’s another version… sprouted 7 grain bread, veggie cream cheese, 4 thin slices of cucumber, slice of Havarti cheese, 4 more thin slices of cucumber, and a big handful of that oh so healthy arugula (or broccoli sprouts!), top with another slice of sprouted 7 grain bread toasted. Yipeeee!
I think this is such a striking painting! I love the abstractness of the background, yet the flower petals look like you can reach out and touch them. Ahhh, those bits of orange – made my heart sing! That’s right! I was immediately drawn to this painting. Love it!
Duane has some amazing work that you really need to check out! The ever popular ‘A Painting A Day’ blog is also his, and definitely worth spending time on… full of great paintings!
Duane Keiser studied painting under Raymond Berry at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia and Lennart Anderson at Brooklyn College in NYC. His “A Painting a Day” blog has been written about in numerous publications, including USA Today, The New York Times and, most recently, The Huffington Post. Using a makeshift easel made from a cigar box, he made a postcard-sized painting each day and posted them to his blog where collectors could bid on them via eBay (the project is ongoing and can be seen here.) He has exhibited at Fischbach Gallery, Allan Stone Gallery and, most recently, the New York Academy of Art. His work resides in several corporate collections and hundreds of private collections worldwide, including the Gregory Peterson Collection.
WORKSHOP: If you’ll be in the Whidbey Island Area – Duane is conducting a workshop JUNE 24-27, 2014 – All Levels! Click HERE for more info!
You’ve heard the expression “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” meaning that you are a lot like your parents, whether you like it or not… ha ha… It’s so true, I’m like my mom in so many ways, but I’m also like my dad…
We love to collect art supplies, but are more hesitant to use them… sigh…
Technology… He was the first to get a digital camera, iPad and iPhone! It’s not easy keeping up with him!
Ahhh, technology… LOVE IT! HATE IT!Love it when it’s working… hate it when it’s not! It would be good if one of us were proficient, but we end up figuring things out.
So far.
Love to cook… although he likes more complicated recipes than I do… I tend to go for the quicker ones.
Maine… we all have a love for Maine. What’s not to love?
I am so fortunate/blessed/lucky/happy to have such a cool dad! Hey dad, just want you to know you are the best!!
Fred has his own apple doesn’t fall far from the tree story going on… he is so much like both of his parents…
His dad can fix anything, and now, so can Fred, he had a good teacher!
He shares a love of the outdoors, camping growing up, horses, time on a farm with his grandparents. Oh yeah, lots of similarities.
It’s funny how when you’re young you want to be DIFFERENT than your parents, then as you get old (and “old” is much, much older than what you first perceived it to be) you see how similar you are, and you know that it’s a good thing!
Think about your own “Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” story…
H A P P Y F A T H E R ‘ S D A Y ! ! Catch you back here tomorrow!
Well, an unusually cold winter made way for a gorgeous spring, wow! Normally they bloom one at a time, this year… all at the same time! Gorgeous… and the gardenias… ahhhh the scent is fabulous!
The far left are the gardenias, then you see the yellow day lilies, the blue hydrangeas and peeking out in front of the hydrangeas… the Easter lilies! Love it!
Have a great weekend! Catch you back here tomorrow!
I have always been a big fan of Robert Abele’s work. The striking colors and his style… I love it! His work reminds me so much of the late Charles Sovek, who we adored. Robert has his own style, but I think it’s very reminiscent of Sovek. The striking color of this lighthouse building at sunset against that gorgeous blue sky is just breathtaking!
Hey, if you’re in the Cape Cod area tomorrow (Saturday, June 14, 2014) boy are you ever in luck! I would be there in a skinny minute if I were closer! Read this from Addison Art Gallery:
Plein Air Artists Gathering and Exhibition
Saturday morning, June 14 on beautiful Cape Cod
A fun day of painting will be followed by a reception full of collectors eager to see the wet paintings.
For more information or to join us in painting, please call the Addison Art Gallery at 508.255.6200 or email helen@addisonart.com
If you are one of the lucky ones to attend, please tell me all about it! Have fun! Buy art!
Isn’t this a sweet house plan? This 4 bedroom/4 bathroom home was designed by architect Bill Ingram for Southern Living. There is a lot of living packed in this compact 1,760 square feet. Every inch is utilized wisely.
I like the washer/dryer near the master bedroom, it certainly comes in handy! It has a nice open kitchen and living/dining area that works nicely. A great porch for sure. Depending upon the climate I might screen it in order to be able to leave the french doors open, bug-free! I would add an island for the kitchen to give more workspace. Otherwise… perfection!
No flashing blue light… nope, not at this sale… but, ATTENTION SHOPPERS is in order (may have stolen that phrase, sorry eb) – this Studio Sale is a place you will want to be, something you do not want to miss. This sale is one day only... and then it’s over! Just so you don’t miss a deal of the century: it’s THIS COMING SATURDAY from 9AM – 5 PM.
If you make it please take photos, I want to see what I’m missing!!
Eric’s STUDIO SALE will have hundreds of oil paintings, sketches, plein air landscapes and figure studies. If you are anywhere near Tigard, Oregon find a way to make it! There will be 350-400 paintings/sketches… These are paintings that either never left the studio, were returned from a gallery, or painted at plein air competitions. All are deemed framable in the artists eyes (and I think he’s picky, so they will be good ones!). I haven’t personally met Eric, although I feel like I have. This guy is a blast. Go visit him. Bring your money…
YOU WILL SEE SOMETHING YOU LOVE! Oooooh, I want to be in OR on Saturday so bad.
Are you familiar with Eric’s work? His work is some of the best of the absolute best. He’s got such a unique style… and those tree’s… they are just so Eric… so cool…
Free posters & refreshments!
Where? Eric’s studio, located at 7311 SW Pine Street, Tigard, OR 97223
Time? From 9AM – 5PM Saturday, June 14, 2014
Details? Nice guy, great art (and lots of it), prices that you will never see again! All packed into one day of fun, festivities, refreshments and free posters (get outta here!!)
Do you need a little incentive? (I can’t believe anyone would answer YES to that!), well here goes… a few of the available paintings… remember there are HUNDREDS more!
Healthy cole slaw? Usually it’s loaded with mayonnaise and sugar… which is what makes it so good right? Wrong! I bought some shredded cole slaw mix at our local healthy grocery store, Earth Fare (love that place), and I wanted to try something different. I know we both like the mayo based cole slaw recipes, but would we like a vinegar based recipe? Hmmmm, it was time to give it a whirl. I found this recipe on the Food Network (Rachel Ray!) and it couldn’t be easier!
I had originally posted this with a rather sad image… because I kept forgetting to take a photo, ha ha… FINALLY have a photo that looks like the coleslaw before its three days old, sigh…
I was skeptical, but this recipe is delicious!
The only thing I changed below is that I reduced the sugar (original recipe calls for 2 T sugar), I used olive oil (instead of peanut or vegetable oil), I used only 1/2 tsp celery salt. More or less to taste… you can’t go wrong with this recipe!
Click HERE to print the original recipe from FoodNetwork.com!
1 sack, 16 ounces, shredded cabbage mix for slaw salads
1/2 teaspoon salt (or celery salt) (or 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon celery seed)
Pepper
Directions
Mix vinegar and sugar. Add oil. Add cabbage to dressing and season with salt and pepper. Toss with fingers to combine. Adjust seasoning. Let stand 20 minutes. Re-toss and serve.
Lasts a few days… Day 3 pictured above, looks tired, but tasted great!
Roselle’s Blue Bathroom by Chelsea James 24 x 24″ Oil on Panel
I love work that is fresh and different. I think that describes Chelsea James work perfectly! Interesting paintings of everyday things. I love these! These are scenes that are familiar to many of us. I think the color variations are fabulous. It’s not just a blue wall, look at all those colors. Chelsea paints with just the right amount of detail.
Utility Sink by Chelsea James 36 x 36″ Oil on Panel
Love this palette! Why do old sinks suddenly interest me so much? The detail is there in more abstract shapes and its wonderful! Chelsea has been in some pretty spectacular shows… what an honor… wow! See details on her blog!
“Painting is a study of our existence, spirit, and environment, derived from experiences in life. I choose objects that evoke childhood memories, create situations of atmospheric mystery, and bring visual interest through interaction. I’m intrigued by subtle shifts in value and color; yet seek a personal interpretation of the objects rather than a replication. Personality is revealed through the process of painting. Abstract remnants from my process remain visible in the final product. The hand must obey the spirit. “
All images via ChelseaJames.com with permission from the artist!
This photo must have been taken back when we had cooler temps. Note the polar fleece cover for Charlie’s sofa? There is nothing this dog likes more than hanging out in his window… and some days you just need to hang out, don’t you?
I wish you a happy day of rest and relaxation! I think I will follow Charlie’s lead ;) – Move over Charlie!
Connie Hayes. One of my all time favorites. I’ll never forget the first time I saw her work at Dowling Walsh. I was floored. Speechless (which doesn’t happen often). Large, gorgeous paintings, one after another. It was magnificent!
Six Boats, Vinalhaven is a wonderful painting full of all the wonderful colors on Connie’s palette. She catches that perfect light which just POPS out at you against a dark background, so, so nice!
Connie is part of a show at Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland, Maine, along with artists Robert Pollien and David Vickery!
The show begins today June 6, 2014 with an opening reception this evening from 5-8PM. This show runs through June 28, 2014.
I am a sucker for interiors, and Connie’s are stunning. Room at Apple Farm #2 is no exception, that wonderful light spilling in the window creating those dancing shadows. LOVELY! I still go back and look at older pieces that I love (but are far beyond my price point), its fun to dream, and I do have Connie’s book, Painting Maine: The Borrowed Views of Connie Hayes (STUNNING) – if you ever see that when you’re out and about, buy it!! It’s out of print now…
There is a surprise element to this show… some of the main paintings I have not featured… just so that you will be surprised! Go look…
Read the artist’s statement from the Dowling Walsh website, click HERE to read more about Connie as well as to see a critique of her show!
My paintings currently involve flowers, brooms, rakes, and workspaces related to gardening. Colors range from high key to very muted. I continue to be interested in glowing light, believable space, and color surprises. Greenhouses, barns, sheds and the ways tools and supplies are organized or untamed offer interiors quite unlike domesticated interiors. Tools for digging, harvesting, raking, transplanting, and organizing nature’s elements bring outside chaos into shed and barn interiors, appearing to win the game of weeding and edging of garden rooms. Portraits of flower heads present the garden’s individuals. Subject matter gives this new group of work a narrative quality, but I still like to teeter along the same edge of abstraction. The visceral quality of paint itself invites departure from explicit depiction.
Precious, isn’t it? I would like to introduce the “Woodbine” house plan by Allison Ramsey Architects. Sure, Allison Ramsey creates drop dead gorgeous large house plans, but did you realize they do the same for small plans? Sometimes small is all you need, and whoa, this is one great plan! This house is approximately 735 square feet of living space with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms!
Woodbine C0051 – Allison Ramsey Architects M A I N F L O O R
This is a great plan if you’re just starting out and also if you’re downsizing or retiring and don’t want all that extra wasted space. It’s nice that the Living, Kitchen and Dining are all nice and open. This plan gives you options. You can have your master up or down, which ever you prefer. Knowing me, I would move it back and forth, hey, why not!? We already move our rooms around… A dining room one day, a living room the next. While doing that we move around art and whoa, it’s like walking into new living spaces each time. So much fun (for me)… Since Fred is the one patching and nailing, maybe not as much for him until that part is over. Ha ha… We love our art, perhaps you’ve heard me mention that? hmmm….
A bedroom and bathroom upstairs… I would even see if it’s feasible to not have it open to downstairs and make that either one big room for storage. OR a room that has the treadmill, and maybe some storage closets. That would be nice wouldn’t it? Keep it clean lined, as they say, with built in cupboards and maybe a floating sleeper sofa just in case you need an extra bed for someone!
Let me know what you think!
All images via AllisonRamseyArchitect.com – images used with permission. Use this same link to check out other house plans on their website!
Conjunction by David Vickery 48 x 42″ Oil on Panel
Those trees! That spectacular moon! The gorgeous blue sky with the twinkling stars, what is not to love about this painting? It is perfect in every way! It’s kind of like when you were a kid and you had the time and freedom to lie in the grass looking up at the stars. Ahhh, what a life, huh?
David is part of a show (along with fellow artists, Robert Pollien and Connie Hayes) at Dowling Walsh that runs this Friday (June 6) through June 28, 2014! There is an opening reception from 5-8PM. So… if you’re anywhere near Rockland, Maine I would hightail it to this show! Check out the Dowling Walsh Gallery online if you can’t make it!
David Vickery is an artist based in Cushing, Maine. He has been working from his studio there since 1991. He is known for his precise realism.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is about the merger of nature and culture—an attempt to make sense of our place in the world. I look at interior spaces and our imprint on the landscape with an eye for the imperfect, quirky, and sometimes elegant adaptations we’ve made in order to live here.
Catch you back here tomorrow!
All images via DowlingWalsh.com used with permission…
It’s always better to be safe… rather than sorry. You never know if or when you or someone else may need help. Everyone should put this number in their phones, or in a place they will remember when they need it. You just never know! The hot line is a quick way to get an answer if you suspect poisoning. The examples below show that you can call if you have a question- spread the word so that everyone can get the help they need quickly and efficiently.They can tell you what to do, or if you need to be seen by a medical professional. MEDICAL ERRORS, DRUG INTERACTIONS, PET POISONING… the list goes on…
Read on… when I saw this I just knew I HAD to share it!
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