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Up for another challenge? Here's Day 1 of 30...

9/1/2013

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This is a big weekend. 
It marks the end of summer, and the start of new things. Which is ironic when you consider that it's time to harvest fields, cut the last of the summer blooms, and prepare for the shorter days and longer nights of autumn. For me, it's hard to get through these last few days of August without giving in to the urge for new notebooks, shoes, and a trip to the hair salon. Whether I need any of it or not, I'm sorely tempted. In the interest of full disclosure, I did hit up Staples, but it was for stuff I really, truly needed. (Can one ever have enough stickies?)

What I have chosen for a theme this time around is: The Pick of the Day.
The plums I have painted today came from a new friend, who has a love of art and all things that bloom.
She brought a bag of these luscious plums by after seeing them on her neighbor's tree. Imagine that, plums growing in Boston, MA. They came to me in a white paper bag which had a card attached, "paint me!" It's nice when things are spelled out so clearly...

I enjoyed getting to know these plums, and I especially loved painting the "bloom" of dusty purple... which you can wipe off, and then they shine a deep, dark purple. But for today at least, the bloom stays on the rose, or in this case, the plum.



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Shawna link
9/1/2013 06:20:39 pm

What a great way to have a subject brought to you. I chuckled at the "paint me" sign. I imagine that you can hear the plums saying "eat me"! ;)

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sue gardner link
9/1/2013 07:24:00 pm

What gorgeous looking plums, they look extremely juicy and tempting! I know exactly what you mean about that September feeling! I still get slight back to school nerves at the age of 41 :)

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joanie link
9/2/2013 06:53:59 am

Rich juicy grapes.....nicely painted. Against that muted ochre background they pop so nicely. I'll be back for more!

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