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Time for hot cocoa and peppermint candy canes.   Oh.  And don't forget marshmallows!

Painting flowers with watercolor paint is one of my favorite activities. Watch me paint layers on the petals in this video:

Today was the last day of our summer Farmer's Market with farmers from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan.  Also, French nuns residing in Chicago who sell their pastries and breads.   I really can't think of much better than local grown foods, and seeing foods in their more natural states, like these brussel sprouts.  My mother said when she was young, grocers always sold brussels sprouts this way and bananas on the stalk, just like I saw them selling bananas in Costa Rica recently.  Anyway, I really like getting out and talking to the producers and getting fresh high quality foods.  They often inspired some of my paintings.  You may have seen some of my farmer's market finds in a...

Spent the weekend at my parents' farm in Wisconsin and harvested some pumpkins and hubbard squash along with a rainbow assortment of zinnias.   So much color this time of year!  I hope to paint some more zinnias and pumpkins this week.  Stay tuned for vibrant colors!