This 2nd batch was much improved. 
Month: February 2015
trader joe’s chocolate croissants.
rye bread. from a starter.
Had a hankering for some classic jewish deli rye, so I figured I might as well add that to my repertoire. Or at the very least, start the experimentation process. Who knew that pickle juice is a main ingredient?
homemade rhubarb liqueur.
oil sketches. maine.
I used to do a lot of plein air painting, usually small oil sketches. My brother-in-law, John Beerman, ordered some nifty little compact pochade painting boxes for us from England. They are small and perfect for an outing, usually at dawn or dusk, when the light is at its most magical.
On the left is a photo of my pochade box, all set up for painting, in Harriman State Park, in NY.
These are some of the small paintings I made when we were vacationing in Rangeley, Maine, summer of ’93.
light & shadows. violet hue.
Some of my images that I initially posted on Instagram, re-edited at hi-res. I am going to post them in groups. This batch share the same violet & warm light. All are available as prints on Society6.
landscape paintings.
Here are some of my intimate garden landscape paintings from the 90’s. They are all quite small, oil paint on board. My landscape environments are a combination of photographs I’ve taken, places I have been, places I wish to be, and my imagination.
charcoal sourdough.
Today’s bread baking venture: charcoal sourdough. 
sourdough. from a starter.
My second successful sourdough bread from the starter. I am on a roll. It is super yum, and has a less dense consistency than the dry yeast boulé. Of course there is also a slight sour taste, but it could be more sour.
Toast 