LIFE NTERTWINED

I am just going to jump into the action on this one. Frannie started out as a regular No. 2 pencil sharpened just right. No special bells or whistles. I took two photo shots of her with a nice shadowy and silky look. I sketched her with soft edges and in the second shot her lines were defined more. Below, I began adding a little blue oil pastel in the background to have Frannie appear to pop out on the page. Frannie’s hair was taking on oil pastels in a shiny sharp black sheen with highlights of golds and reds. I worked the streaks in place. Then I started adding some florals under her chin to add to her beauty. The flower lines were traced in Fuchsia and hot pink oils and smeared to create the effect of pink petals. Sepia was shadowed lightly in the groove of the flower. Pink and purple oil pastel defined the whiskers in the centers. I used a black extra fine sharpie to give the center whiskers a defined look.     I darkened the royal blue, immensely, in the ...

Today, I made my two boys pancakes with extra scoops of cinnamon (hence the brownness in color). I only photographed one of the plates. One sweetie pie had boiled eggs and the other had scrambled. Both plates had a few slices of pan-seared salami that served as beds for the halved boiled eggs on one of the plates. I wanted to try a different fruit combination for the sides. They usually get strawberries or orange slices to accompany their pancakes. Today, I sliced kiwis and bananas. It gave it a sorta 'Prince' feel and they felt like royalty. What they did next was sprinkle powdered sugar over the pancakes and drizzle lots of maple syrup. Hey, to each his own. No pancakes for me. But, it was not a complete lost. I only grabbed scrambled eggs with kiwi and bananas and  two slices of pan seared salami and one slice of buttered toast. Ooh wee! So we are welcoming the Fall season in with these dark colors and a nice centerpiece for the table. Bon Apetit