MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

this is not exactly a sketch...but I get to spend the holiday weekend at Cooperstown, New York...

PASTEL MORNING

pastel is the perfect medium for these soft spring mornings...

SPRING BREEZE

one of those soft & glorious morning, just the birds and me....

ENCHANTMENT

twilight drops her curtain down, and pins it with a STAR...

DOODLINGS IN BED

5:10 AM...not much of a sunrise on a cloudy morning, so I just doodle in bed while I listen to the songbirds...

CREME FRAICHE CAKE

IF YOU DONT LIKE THIS, SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU.....*PREHEAT 325...lightly butter a 9 inch springform pan and wrap the outside of the pan with aluminum foil....set pan inside a roasting pan, to make a water bath...simmer chocolate and espresso, stir till smooth...let cool, stir in creme fraiche....whip eggs, salt & sugar till they hold their shape....fold half of whipped eggs into choco mixture, fold in remaining eggs...scrape batter into pan, add warm water to roasting pan...Bake for 50min, should be soft in the center...lift cake from water bath and cool.

CREME FRAICHE

a fine day for cruising....took a ride to the farm for milk, what luck....a fresh batch of creme fraiche....this cream is as good as the delicious hyper thick cream I get in Paris...

EVENING GLOW

still not mild enough to paint outdoor, but there were some spectacular sunsets the last few days...

SPRING BREAK

morning fog, filter sunlight, & spring colors offer an infinite combinations of inspirations!

WHISTLER'S PALETTE

another day of cruising....some days I spend more time driving than painting....but I definately do soak up alot of the passing scenery....always looking, always learning