Strawberries in a pot #200

Daily painting #200  6"x6" oil on primed canvas panel

200 days.....200 little daily paintings! Whoever would have thought .... Life is busy, my days are full but I managed to find the time to create 200 little paintings in 200 days! Anything is possible when you set your mind to it! Thank you for all your awesome encouragement along the way....and yes tomorrow there will be a 201..... I don't think I am finished yet....

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Morning sky #199

Daily painting #199. 4"x6" oil on primed canvas panel

I wake up every morning to the most awesome view in the world! An amazing sunrise view over the Indian Ocean! Thank goodness I am an early bird so I never miss out on Natures amazing display of early morning light and color....I always feel sorry for people who start their day never having witnessed this inspiring sight. A new day is always full of promise and I love my early mornings usually enjoyed with a good cup of coffee (made by my husband....I will be in trouble if I don't add that very important detail!) Two mornings ago the sky was spectacular! Of course it was a morning when I didn't have time to paint, but I did have time to quickly capture a picture so that I could share it with you...this morning the sky wasn't quite as spectacular but it still had moody sweeps of salmon pinks and oranges. How can one not start the day feeling positive, happy and soulful after witnessing the magic of natures paintbrush....

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Three limes #198

Daily painting #198. 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

I needed some lemons for a chicken recipe the other day but couldn't find any in the shops or at the market. I really need to plant a lemon tree and surround it with barbed wire so that my dogs don't destroy it or dig it up! Anyway, I ended up buying these large limes. I thought they would do as the very little limes are very tart and sour, so I thought these might be a little different. Well, these are just as potent in flavor! I think I need to do some Thai cooking that requires strong lime flavors to use up all my limes!

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Protea #197

Daily painting #197. 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

Another view of my proteas from the market....

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Three protea heads #196

Daily painting #196. 6"x6" oil on primed canvas panel 

Our local market has been selling proteas for R25 a head.....well of course I just can't resist! 

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Two strawberries #195

Daily painting #195. 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel

A busy day getting ready for a 13th birthday party on Saturday night. Chocolate brownies to bake and so much to organize ....it's going to be a busy weekend!

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Morning #194

Daily painting #194. 6"x6" oil on primed canvas panel

Two early mornings in a row to paint.....what a treat! My husband offered to take the children to school and do the morning run (as I call it) through all the rush hour traffic....so I got to have an extra hour to paint early in the morning.....lucky me! These Autumn mornings are beautiful!

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