“Tamal” Acrylic on MDF, 4″ x 4″
When my friend was on a special diet that required low iodine (those of you familiar with thyroid cancer know the diet I’m referring to), I did all the cooking for him, and eventually for half a dozen people from his team, who preferred his lunches to theirs. They LOVED my tamales, and yet, it was the first time I’d ever made tamales. I learned how to make a decent hot sauce to sprinkle on top, too.
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“Put Me In, Coach” Acrylic on MDF, 5″ x 7″
This is a Wilson “George Brett MVP .390” glove. George grew up next door to my great aunt Jo.
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“No Tea” Acrylic on MDF, 6″ x 6″
I collect small, modestly priced, antiques. These teacups were made by the Diamond Glass Company during the Great Depression of the 1930s. This particular pattern, called “Charade,” is what was known as “Elegant Glass”—stylish products made by a number of glass companies. I am also a fan of English breakfast tea, and of course, everything tastes just that much better in elegant antique dishes!
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“Anaheim and Fresno” Acrylic on MDF, 6″ x 6″
Two delicious peppers no matter how you cook them, but also two favorite towns in California from my youth. My aunt and uncle lived in Anaheim, nearly across the street from Disneyland. We’d regularly visit their house for perfect homemade chocolate cake, watch *Maverick*, and of course, catch the Disneyland fireworks before heading home.
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“Eggplant and Fig Jam” Acrylic on MDF, 5″ x 7″
Eggplant, or aubergine as it is also known, is not my favorite veggie, unless it arrives on the table in the form of Indian baingan bharta! Then it’s number one, right up there with saag paneer (which is, oddly, also number one). As it happens, I had baingan bharta the day I painted this; I remember, because painted it to honor the owner of my favorite Indian restaurant who had signed up for my painting email list that day.