day one hundred eighty-seven

thank you to everyone who has sent emails or posted comments on the blog or facebook recently. I've gotten positive feedback on the fruit paintings, so I'm going to continue with yet another banana.

this time - there is more contrast. it's the same banana featured in 2 of the former paintings, so it's grown a bit older and browner. i'm happy to add it to my brown banana collection in the freezer very soon. safekeeping for whenever i get the craving for banana bread or pancakes. :)

5x7" watercolor

day one hundred eighty-six

Today's post was inspired by Day 184. It is the same banana, yet a couple days older. Although I do not enjoy eating brown bananas, I do believe the markings are really beautiful.

I chose not to use yellow as a bit of a challenge.

Thanks for letting me share with you. Hope you have a wonderful day!

4.5x5.5" watercolor

day one hundred eighty-five

Today's post is of another fruit (right?) -- the tomato. One neat fact about the tomato is that in French, it is pomme d'amour, which means "love apple." Cute.

This wasn't originally finished... but I really like the unfinished look- mostly the white space. It takes a lot of restraint for me to leave white space like that, so it may need to be a personal challenge for future paintings.

4.5x5.5" watercolor

day one hundred eighty-four

Today's was a simple one... because I was sleepy and needed to do it quickly. (I actually even fell asleep while blogging about it last night, but set the blog post date to April 3rd.)

We have here a banananannaaa. I didn't give it much detail- just plain & simple. The next post will be more detailed. :)

5.5x6" watercolor

day one hundred eighty-three

This weekend has been wonderful. I was able to do some great activities around DC:  drank coffee under the cherry blossoms by the Tidal Basin Friday night with my boyfriend and also drove out to Lucketts and walked away with an old coffee table book about French paintings during the Impressionist era.  Although transitions and change are difficult, I am feeling more and more at home around here. And, I'm very thankful for that. The Lord has been really gracious to me.

So, today's painting is of a grapefruit! I had half a grapefruit leftover from a salad I made the other night. Might I add that it's an awfully sweet & yummy grapefruit; I can't wait to eat the rest of it!!  Back to the painting - I'm not crazy about it. I messed up the ellipse pretty soon and just couldn't recover the shape of the fruit. I think it still looks appetizing, though. :)

6x7" watercolor

day one hundred eighty-two

Happy April Fool's Day & welcome back to my daily blog! I've missed you and painting. You have no idea how good it was to paint a little something today! It's clear that I have been out of practice, because it took me much longer than it used to. Thanks for allowing me to take a month off - I feel refreshed and ready to move right along.

This is a painting of a still-life of fruit & veggies we had around the house. Pictured here is a pepper, apple, pear, avocados, lemon, grapefruit, & potato. 

I spent a little while on it and although it doesn't feel complete, I was getting too frustrated with that bottom-left potato to finish! :)

7x7" watercolor

a month off

My faithful followers, I bring you this news bearing much shame and regret; however, I will be taking the month of March off from this painting-a-day project. Here are some questions you may have:

"Umm... why?"
Short response- I'm tired, uninspired daily, overwhelmed, and this has become less of a joy than I had intended.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?"
Nope, but if I'm going to continue for 6 more months, I do need a tiny break.

"Will you still paint for 365 days?"
Yes, of course. Taking a month off only means that I will be painting until the end of September (instead of August).

"What will you do with the time you spent painting?"
I hope to read a couple books, take really long walks, explore my new city, foster friendships, look for a job, and cultivate new ideas for the final 6 months of this project.

I hope you can find it in your heart of hearts to understand and support me in this decision, and I look forward to the month of April!

all my sweet blogging love,
tiffany