30 Paintings In 30 Days- Day 3

Alligator Pear, 6 x 6" oil on gessobord,©2015, Fay Terry

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It is always fun for me to paint something I have never painted before, such as the inside view of an avocado.  I plan to do more of these incorporated into my still life set-ups in my studio. As you may know, they age quickly when exposed to the air.  By the time I completed this, both halves had turned a little brown on the surface which I easily shaved off to make guacamole.

When I was growing up, my dad did much of the food prep and cooking along with my mom. Back then, avocados were not prevalent in the grocery stores so he was happy when he could find a few. He loved introducing us to new foods, especially using recipes he had made while working in Liberia in the 1940's. The people there called them Alligator Pears, possibly comparing the skin to that of an alligator.

Tomato Tuesday

No Garlic, No Guac!  6 x 6 " oil on panel, ©2014, Fay Terry

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Guacamole is a favorite at our house when I make it with a nice ripe avocado, chopped tomatoes, fresh lime juice, garlic, and salt and pepper. There's no garlic in this painting because I forgot to include it in my studio set up that I painted this from. It is pretty unlikely that I would not have garlic on hand. I just planted some in the garden which will give us a nice spring crop of garlic. Love these spidery looking leaves around the stems.

Something else I love is hummus and I buy a certain store brand but would love to have a good recipe to make it. Please send it to me if you have one you love.  Thanks!

These blue stripes look much more electric in the photo than they do in person. I think blue is the most difficult to photograph.

On My Easel

More work on this tomorrow. I set up this still life in my studio and will finish it tomorrow. You'll be happy to know that it will not contain pink stripes once it is completed. So far it has been fun and I hope to get an early morning start. 

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