New paintings and regular art updates.
It’s funny what goes through your mind when you are painting, something made me turn this into a mosaic of cracks with added patches of gold and silver. I was a bit dubious at first, but I think it’s an improvement on the first picture.
Acrylic on canvas, it’s only about 6 x4 inches.
I’ve started a new painting. My cat decided to climb up being my easle and popped his head out from behind a pastel drawing I’m doing. I decided to do a painting of it.
I’m going to try and do some different paintings over the next few weeks.
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Of course I’m using artistic licence tto change the background.
What is it?
Box thing with round things, moving
Not my human, moving
Green things waving on long thin things
Wet stuff, falling,
White wet stuff, falling
Coloured things, small, smell nice
Thing with wings, flew past, fast.
Thing with Four legs on string, barking.
Something like me, black and white.
Something like me orange, whiskers.
Not my human wearing red with flat white and brown things
Bang, oh noise, white and brown things come through hole in wood thing in hole in big square white thing, white thing also has hole in it that has clear stuff in it so I can look out and thing hanging down that makes ringing noise when I play with it.
This odd poem is me trying to describe from my cats perspective. I don’t imagine they have nouns for things, so I haven’t said windows, door, or envelopes but just tried to explain them. I hope this makes sense..
Who is that man staring at me? Why is he staring? I have never met him before. Never spoken to him. Trying to hide behind a magazine, I peeped out. . Still staring directly at me! How rude and somehow frightening too. Like when a cat stares at its prey, ready to strike? Or a snake catching your scent … Who was he? How did he know me?
Oh no, he’s coming over. Sitting down opposite me at the cafe table. .
Excuse me? You have ketchup on your face. He grabbed the napkin and wiped my face, like I was a child! Then he got up and walked away. I’ve never seen him again since!
Experiment.
I used,
4 yellow bell peppers with their tops cut off and de-seeded.
Small amount of lean minced beef (I could have used quorn mince). 600 grams.
1 corgette finely chopped. (after I cooked this I suggest 1/2 instead)
8 baby corn cobs, finely chopped. (after trying this use 4)
1 small onion, finely chopped.
The tops of the yellow peppers, finely chopped.
1 small jar of Bolognese sauce.
A cup of brown rice. (1/2 a cup instead)
Garlic olive oil (or 3 garlic cloves and ordinary olive oil)
Grated cheese
Salt and pepper to taste.
Method,
Fry off the mince and vegetables till softened and cooked.
Boil the rice in water until aldente (cooked but still a bit hard)
Once the meat and veg are cooked add the bolognese sauce and the brown rice.
Spoon the mix into the peppers. Cook them in a gas mark 6 (medium hot) oven for 15 minutes then check and if not cooked put them back in for 5 minutes.
Eat …
Fingers crossed.
Result: very tasty but a bit too much for two! Use less brown rice, half a courgette (zucchini) and 4 baby corn instead. (I’ve altered the amounts in the recipe) the original amounts would do for 3 or 4 people. 
