rain's coming

and again

playing with Chinese ink.....

Another beach view

work in progress

shell

I found this unfinished on a board I needed to use, so spent a little time adding some more paint.

more pears

I found this unfinished watercolour which was one of three, now done.I've been working on a commission which is in shades of red so the green rests the eyes.

the other two I worked a little more

red pears

cherry musings

Another beach study

Splash 1

Fragile

 leaf study....

Moth or butterfly?

Today's study
I found this on the way to the beach, unfortunately the ants had eaten it's head. I think it's a moth because it it hairy
Anyone who knows it would be great to find out as I'm thinking of using it for a painting

Early morning clouds

Power Station beach

passion fruit

clouds

Today's cloud studies......from last week's photo

Another rainy day

this was a couple of days ago, the sun is shining today

more champagne corks

sadly didn't drink this champagne....Dom Perignon sadly not drinking this champagne....Vintage 2005

Power Station

walking on Power Station Road, work in progress

Grey Day

Grey day, playing with new brushes and Payne's Grey
After weeks of glorious sunshine the rain is back

Everyday in May 31

egg on toast................

Everyday in May 30

birdcage......
..didn't finish this as my egg is getting cold
In HK you don't really find bird houses/feeders as the climate is sub tropical so plenty of food all year round. Some people keep birds as pets, even take them to parks. Pity I didn't have time to go and sketch this and the bird market, but it's inspired me to do it at a later date

Everyday in May 29

EDiM 29, bit of a loose interpretation.. ok not a tap, not inspired by the ones in my home at all (longing for an old one) but a means of controlling water flow

Everyday in May 28

a garden statue...Kwan Yin...

Everyday in May 27

something furry......

Everyday in May 26

a sign.....

Everyday in May 25

Everyday in May 25...apron (and 22 something that hangs from a wall in your house)

Everyday in May 24

keys......

Everyday in May 23

an interesting detail of a building........above a local shop.......

Everyday in May 21

a favourite place to read

Everyday in May 20

wallet...unfinished

Everyday in May 19

a cupcake.

I don't really like sweet things so I found this recipe on http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/12981/spinach+feta+muffins

added some chopped spring onions  Delicious! and easy to do, even without weighing scales
Not quite as easy to paint as an iced cupcake though, looking at their picture I should have added more tomato but as a first bake very tasty. (I may cook but I don't bake)

Everyday in May 18

lipstick or lip gloss.......I wasn't very inspired by this one

I did think it might be fun to make the shadow from lip prints in watercolour but too much to do

Everyday in May 17

something used for measuring.......

Everyday in May 16

Here's the updated version, as someone who doesn't always follow recipes it is a favourite for me.
It can be a roast vegetable tart, filo pastry pie or adapted for lasagne/cannelloni
.....best done whilst sipping a chilled glass of white wine

Everyday in May 16

the ingredients of a favourite recipe....
unfinished, I still need to write on this but too hungry! I will update in the morning.....photo taken from my phone

Everyday in May 14

something you use everyday....(and because I'm busy, maybe tomorrow's too, something you throw away)

Everyday in May 13

the last thing you bought. Capsium peppers, now in the oven roasting with onion, baby tomatoes and garlic......

Everyday in May 12

steps.....

Everyday in May 11

I'm skipping number 10. Here's a hat

Everyday in May 9

draw something with an interesting label......Tiger Balm
I did this same subject for EDiM 5 years ago (click here to view)

Everyday in May 8

well its got a handle. Very busy today so posting an update on the spice box, with unfinished peppercorns...running out of the door

Everyday in May 7

Draw an envelope.......had to do lai see packets ( Click here for wikipedia link )

Spice box

Star Anise painted.......

Everyday in May 6

something with bristles........my old scrubbing brush

Everyday in May 5

Draw something hot.......

Everyday in May 4

The prompt today was draw a bottle/ jar of herbs or spices, but rules are meant to be broken/bent a little, aren't they?
I've been looking for an excuse to draw this Indian spice box for many years. As tomorrow is draw something hot, it has the dried chilli peppers.... I'll be painting them if I have time.