PEPPER DOTS 6"X6" Oil on Canvas

This is the last of the little peppers for now. They are contributing to the compost pile as I write this. Or they may have been a vegetarian meal for the racoons that roam our neighborhood at night. Friday is almost always a studio day for me but this week I'm going to Columbus with friends and family to visit The Franklin Conservatory. If you live in Ohio it is worth a visit for adults and children. They have a wonderful butterfly room. I hope to get lots of photos for possible future paintings.

BABIES? 6"x6" oil on canvas

This is the green tomato couple who have since turned red and now have three babies. I confess, I ate the midsized tomato for breakfast today. It was delicious. I am determined that my granddaughter is going to know that food comes from a garden and not a box or vaccum pouch. So Sunday my daughter-in-law and I took Hayden to my favorite farm market in search of watermelon. We found lots of goodies including beautiful cherry tomatoes. As we were pushing the cart around deciding what to buy next, Hayden pulled the bag of tomatoes and spilled them in the cart and on the floor. After picking up all of the ones in the cart and a few from the floor we tried to act innocent and walk away. People were already stepping on them. There were squished tomatoes all around us.