Day: November 18, 2007

Art, Collage, Journals, Paintings

Asian Pear

Shelly

Asian Pear
Asian Pear (detail)

I like the way today’s pear turned out, which is good, because yesterday’s was a bit of a disaster. I reworked it a bit and rescanned it, but I’m still not happy. Sometimes sketches just don’t work out, and that’s okay.

Today’s drawing (painting?) was done by first applying a thin layer of acrylic matte medium to the paper with a credit card. Then, I used Neocolors II watersoluble crayons, working in layers, wetting them with a Q-tip, blending with my fingers, then blotting with a paper towel. I’m usually a slow worker, but this sketch went very quickly.

The recipe is one I’ve actually had, though I’ve not made it. It is delicious.

Photography

Dried Pear Slices

Shelly

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The first batch of pears are all dried. They’re like candy. The recipe I found for oven drying them called for sugar, and for the life of me, I cannot imagine why anyone would perpetrate such a crime on dried pears, because they are more than sweet enough on their own. These were just sliced, dipped in diluted lime juice, and stuck in the food dehydrator. Easy and damnfinetasty.

Harriet thinks they are just about the best treat in the whole, wide world.

Art, Collage, Drawings, Journals

Blue d’Anjou

Shelly

D'Anjou Pear
d’Anjou Pear (detail)

This one didn’t scan very well. I may try to get a photo of it tomorrow, to see if that works better. I didn’t do a very good job of spacing the stamps, but that’s how it goes sometimes. If were smart, I’d’ve done the checkerboard first, then centered the text stamps in the spaces. Alas, I am not smart.

About half the pears are finished drying, and the other half is about half dry. I picked up ten new pears at the grocery store: d’Anjou, Bosc, Bartlett, Red, and Asian. I also bought cranberry muffins, but we won’t talk about them. Ahem.

I timed my store run perfectly, because as I was driving down 3rd street, I got to watch the most spectacular sunset. The grocery store was kind of crowded, so there were lots of people milling around in the parking lot, and not a single person even noticed the beautiful sky. Look up, people!!!

[Edit: I reworked this one a little rescanned it. My scanner just does not want to cooperate with blues, so it’s still a crappy image. Better, but still crappy.]