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Cranberry Apple Pie Recipe
If you’re in need of a last minute pie recipe for your Thanksgiving festivities tomorrow, I can vouch for the tastiness of this recipe: Cranberry Apple Crumble Pie. (I cheated & used store bought pie crust – but it was still a crowdpleaser.) :-)
Week End highlights
Last week I…..
Cut a bazillion sheets of wall decals…
And shipped them all out:
Bought some new tubes of watercolor paint. (I’m currently getting reacquainted):
Was the recipient of a pretty bouquet of flowers:
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Also, I didn’t take photos but, I visited the open studios event at the Salmon Falls mill in Rollinsford, NH. I covet the artist spaces in these buildings – large windows, paint splatter floors – it reminds me of art school. There were many talented artists exhibiting this weekend & the building holds open studio events twice a year, more info at their website: millartists.com
Morning Coffee
Watercolor on coldpress paper. 6″x9″ish
Amazing Signs from New Orleans
A few more photos from my trip to New Orleans last week. The signage in the French Quarter is amazing – lots of neon and flashy slogans, but there’s also lots of interesting little shops sprinkled throughout this area that have hand painted signs. Something about having a hand stenciled sign just really adds to the ambiance of a shop selling voodoo dolls.
Detour – New Orleans
I took a quick, last minute trip with my sister to New Orleans last week. The trip was rushed & we missed a connector flight out of D.C (which was what I would call.. a character building experience). Although I wasn’t there long & only really experienced a bit of the French Quarter – I was able to snap off a fair amount of photos.
After seeing Bourbon Street (where most of the Mardi Gras celebration centers around) on a Monday night, I can confirm that you could visit this area at any time of year & on any day of the week and still get your fill of the party atmosphere.
This set is a quick watercolor study inspired by a photo I snapped on Bourbon St during the day. The first photo was taken early evening (8pm-ish?) on Bourbon St.
Fall in Watercolors
I’ve been working on a few watercolor paintings inspired by the leaves changing here in New Hampshire. I’m working from photos that I’ve taken over the past few weeks – mostly from walking trails around the Seacoast area in NH. I’m planning on posting a few more photos from these trips in the next couple of days.
The leaf study painting above is watercolor on 7″x9″ cold press paper.
New England Fall Photos
A few photos from a day trip to the North Conway NH area. The leaves were just starting to turn at the beginning of October when we were visiting. The photos are from a little walking trail that leads up to a place called Diana’s Bath. It was a nice area with small waterfalls and lots of little wading pools tucked in between the rocks.
Customer Photos – Gallery Update
14 amazing new customer submitted photos have been added to the gallery. If you have a photo you’d like to add, please feel free to send it along!
