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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Purple Thistle, Pastel Painting

Finally!  I painted yesterday.  I took photos of this thistle about a week ago when I was on my walk.  Then Regina Burchett, my pastel painting buddy, painted a poppy in almost the same way I had planned for the thistle.  Interesting as it is almost the same color family, too.   Thanks Regina for the inspiration to paint.  I decided to just do it.  I am pleased with the result and will put it for sale in Jo's Notions.

Jo's Thistle, Pastel on Colourfix sanded paper, 9 x 9 inches
Does this mean I am back into painting?  I sure hope so.  Today was taking photos, blogging, putting it on the web, etc.

Gene also put up my rain gutter shelves in my studio.  I used them at the downtown gallery both times I had a studio there, but not here at home.  They are easy (for him) to put up and hold all kinds of goodies.  They look nice, too.  He put them behind the door for me.   Thank you, Gene!



I also made a gluten free chocolate cake with quinoa.  Quinoa is a very healthy grain.  You can find the recipe here on the 10 cent Diet blog. The photo there is prettier.  :) The cake came out very good.  Not too sweet and because gluten free things don't rise, it is more like a moist brownie.

6 comments:

Joanna said...

Love the painting. The gutters/shelves look great. And, the cake looks very tasty. Yum.

Bag Blog said...

I like the thistles - good way to start painting again - knocking out a great litle painting.

Jo Castillo said...

Hi Joanna, Thanks. I don't know why I haven't had the shelves here at the house. The cake is yummy, your Dad even likes it. :)

Jo Castillo said...

Bag Blog, thank you. I have intended on painting those for a long time. I want to try in oil for some reason.

Regina Calton Burchett said...

Glad you're painting, Jo, and glad to see your lovely thistle. I love them because they are a symbol of Scotland, too! And you are so industrious, with the shelves and blogging, and baking. My, my!

Jo Castillo said...

Regina, "Industrious" made me laugh. I guess it is kind of like cleaning house when you don't know what else to do. Didn't want to paint so just procrastinated by taking photos of cups and cooking! And so I keep on putting painting on hold.......


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I Grew up in a small town , Magdalena, New Mexico. I enjoy art and the pleasure other people get from my work. I always donate some of my sales and art to charities, especially for children. That started in Bolivia with Para los Niños. "I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." -- Winston Churchill

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