Adrift

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The reason you haven't heard from me is because I've been taking a paint-cation! This is a special time when you can do anything EXCEPT paint. And it's one thing to try when you get blocked to the point where you have no ideas and no enthusiasm. Which is where I was. But I can feel things percolating! Today I broke my "fast" and went out plein air painting with some friends. I'll post those soon. Meanwhile, here is the last painting I did before the break - slices of grapefruit.

One of the things I've been doing besides painting is filling orders for books. You should have seen the mountain the first day. Thank you all!

Have Any to Spare?

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My husband has been working his tail off for months, programming a shopping cart for me so I can sell my books myself. It took a while because he is integrating it into Daily Paintworks so that all our members can sell books too. And/or other stuff. Today we are releasing just my store, and once we're sure it works, we'll release it to the rest of DPW.

So, if you're interested in buying one of my books, including my new 100 Small Paintings - vol.6, visit my new store! And tell me what you think. : )

Grapefruit Diet

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I've never actually been on a grapefruit diet myself. But they looked delicious at the store the other day. The color inside is almost unbelievable. So grape-fruity!

"Grapefruit Diet" & Convention Survey!

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I have exciting news I've been dying to share with you! We (at Daily Paintworks) have been secretly meeting for weeks to discuss plans for the first ever Daily Painting Convention!!! We are planning to hold this 2-day event (plus Friday mixer) in Portland, Oregon, next September (2013). We have created a survey that explains this all more fully and asks three pertinent questions that we need answered before we can move on. We would REALLY appreciate you taking 2 minutes (honest) to do the survey. Your participation is critical! Thank you!!

In Line to Party

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I bought some great big oranges, and grapefruit about the same size, thinking they would go well together. I especially enjoyed pitting all the grays against the bright colors.

Breakfast Eggcetera

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This is the last of the eggs for a while. What I liked especially about this one was the egg white pooling in the bottom of both shells. It's such a challenge to capture, but so satisfying when it works.

Power Breakfast

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This is my example painting for this week's Daily Paintworks challenge: the Paint Your Breakfast Challenge! I fibbed a little since I don't eat bread ... or fruit, actually. But I do eat plenty of eggs. In fact I wish I could have painted this morning's breakfast. It was called something like Phil's Cheeseburger Attack Omelet. Only in Texas. : )