fruit and veggies
Everything’s Bigger in Texas
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
After two weeks away, one of the first things I did was inspect the garden, most curious about the cucumbers, because it’s the first year they’ve survived this far into the season. There I was at midnight, feeling around in the dark, and found a cucumber that had grown from 1/2 inch long to 8″L X 3″ wide during that short time. I expected to find a virtual Jack And The Bean Stalk situation this morning, but all the other cukes are average-sized. The heart-shaped cookie cutters I placed around some veggies have fallen off, so will have to try again; now able to monitor the progress of growth.
Play with your food.
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
The first of the pumpkin blossoms are opening; they open early in the morning and close fairly quickly. I once came across a bee struggling inside a flower that had collapsed before it finished gathering pollen. When the flower wilts, the sticky soft petals bond together, and the bee would never have escaped if I hadn’t been in that spot at that time! It was so cool, I didn’t think a tender flower could be so strong.
This year when the pumpkin, cantaloupe, butternut squash, and cucumber fruits are a little larger I plan to tie string around some of them and manipulate the shapes as they grow. The idea “blossomed” after seeing a cantaloupe grow heart-shaped voluntarily. I’m trying to think of methods and materials to make a large heart-shaped mold that will be strong enough to contain the strength of an increasingly large pumpkin. Progress and results will be posted during the summer.
A Photo Smoothie
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Purple cabbage portrait
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
December colors
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Some of the veggies have grown exceptionally well during December, and not so much during the summer this year, like this pepper. Gardening in the south is a whole other experience compared to the North - positive because of extended growing seasons, but negative because I haven’t been successful at growing a number of things here - so far anyway, like cucumbers, tomatoes and potatoes. It’s not the soil, because that has been built up - could be it gets too hot too fast, but I try new tactics every year, like potting vegetables instead of growing them in the ground. The neighborhood rabbits also munch away at certain things, like sweet potatoes and a number of flowering annuals.
When Life Gives You Lemons, Draw Them
Friday, March 10th, 2006
Above: 2nd version, left: 1st version
When Life Gives You Lemons, Draw Them 11 x 14 inches Dry Pastel on charcoal paper
The first version of ‘Lemons’ yesterday was acceptable, but I felt the drawing did not have quite enough “zest”, so I took the drawing a little further. Even if it risks ruining the work you’ve already established, if you know intuitively that the piece needs more then you need to go there; the extra effort almost always pays off.
Garlic and Magic Apple
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005
You Go, Garlic and Magic Apple - 6 x 6 x 1 Acrylics on wrappedcanvas
This pair of paintings were given to one of my neices, Camille. I told her she can make one wish per day on the Magic Apple painting.
“Full Moon” (Cantaloupe)
Saturday, August 6th, 2005
Full Moon- Cantaloupe growing in our garden - 12 x 12 Acrylics on canvas