Two apricots #482

Daily painting #482 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel

Two lonely apricots hide in the shadows on the shelf in my studio....

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One cloud #481

Daily painting #481 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel

This week has been busy and crazy!!! The days seem to have blurred into one but tomorrow is already Friday. A weekend is on the horizon....time to catch our breath!

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Summer roses #480

Daily painting #480 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

Summer time is never a good time to keep roses inside. It is hot and I find they don't last too long in a vase so I haven't had any roses around the house in ages. They wilt off quickly sometimes before the buds have even opened! These roses however are hanging in there....and I am wilting in the heat instead!

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Apricot halves #479

Daily painting #479 6"x6" oil on primed canvas panel

Breakfast.....only I didn't have just one!!!!

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Apricots #478

Daily painting #478 6" x6" oil on primed canvas panel

I am loving all the delicious summer fruit....sweet little apricots...the perfect mouthful! 

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End of the holidays #477

Daily painting #477 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel 

Another wonderful holiday season comes to an end! My children start school again this week and my son begins his first year of High School (Senior School). He is all packed and ready to leave in the morning to go to a 2 day orientation program with all the other new Grade 8 boys at his new school. Exciting times ahead...but for now I am enjoying the last few hours of our weekend and our holiday!

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Salad onions and a braai #476

Daily painting #476 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

One of our weekend rituals is to have a braai (barbecue) ....my husband loves lighting a fire (no gas cooking in our house) and cooking over hot coals. It is his way to relax and it has become a traditional weekend family time when we all gather together, laugh, talk and enjoy one another's company. My husband is away in Cape Town on a cricket tour and so Ross decided it was his time to step up to the challenge and take over from Dad at the helm of the braai! It is the first time he has braaied on his own and his Dad must be a good teacher...he made a great fire and cooked the meat to perfection! My daughter made some roasted potatoes and a delicious fresh salad. I was so proud of them and even more proud that they insisted on having our normal family time together...even though Dad was missed! It is a wonderful thing to watch your little boy becoming a man ....and making a good braai is like a South African right of passage to manhood...at least in our house! Watch out Andrew, you might be about to loose your favourite weekend place at the braai!

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