Rose Bouquet

Happy Valentine’s Day weekend! It is almost Valentine’s Day or in my case Singles Awareness Day and I thought it would be a great time to share my new painting. This piece is actually inspired by a previous painting I did that I’ve wanted to redo. A couple of weeks ago I found out about this Valentine’s Day art show in the Charlottesville area and I immediately jumped on the opportunity. I got accepted to show my artwork at the event and I realized that this would be the perfect time to redo the painting. The piece was a Rose Bouquet, which I thought would be perfect in the show. So here is my Valentine's Day inspired painting with all the pinks, reds, golds and roses!

Rose Bouquet, 2016
14x18
Mixed Media 

 

 Here is a picture of my previous painting below so you can get an idea.....It is always fun to go back and look at my old artwork to see how much I have progressed as an artist.  This piece is cool because the flowers are tissue paper, which I use to do a lot in my bouquet. Now I am more into painting my flowers with acrylic paint, but I still love this piece.

 

 

Early Valentines Day inspired Breakfast

SO Valentines day is coming up. I don't feel like people should be pressured into buying tons of gifts. Its more about the little things. Recently I've been listening to people talk about Valentines day and most girls I have heard say I just want him to recognize the day. So guys just do something special you dont have to go out and by diamonds and tons of flowers.

 Inspired by upcoming Valentines day I made heart shaped pancakes for breakfast! The pancakes were blueberry and strawberry. I started with bisquick and then made the batter a little thicker by not adding so much water. Then I cut up some fresh strawberries and added fresh blueberry to the batter. Then I made my heart shaped pancakes. I wanted to use a cookie cutter at first, but I couldnt find one. I like how they turned out they are cute, but I also like their imperfections.



1. Using a big spoon the pour batter in a well pam sprayed pan. Like image 1.

2. Next do the same thing on the other side like image 2.

3. Next, quickly take a spoon or knife around the edges to fix any batter that might have spilled over like on the right side in image 2. Make sure its good and cooked on that side before flipping (however dont burn it).

4. Now let it brown on the other side and you gots a heart shaped pancake!!

Next I made strawberry and blueberry syrup. In a pan add cut up strawberries and blueberries. Add about 1/4 cup sugar. Allow to set for a couple of minutes. Then add a little butter I didnt even add a tablespoon and simmer over low heat. Then I squeeze about 1/4 of a orange (optional) in the mixtured and stirred. A simple syrup should be formed and once that happens I added just a little bit of maple syrup to add more flavor and thickness.

Add some powder sugar on the pancakes (optional)

Then enjoy!