“Fall” in a bowl
Get ready for the flood of apple recipes! After a day of apple-picking I find myself in a creative furry with apple pies, muffins, and especially savory chicken and dumplings. I love how much this recipe tastes and feels like “fall.” With flavorful rotisserie chicken, seasonal apples, fluffy dumplings, and deep savory broth, this bowl of “fall” is warm and comforting. If the weather drizzly, or the evening air is brisk, this is the recipe.
And now for some art: “Fall” on paper :)
Florence and I regularly paint together. This painting was the result of sitting together on the kitchen floor while painting and practicing flowers. She wanted me to show her how to paint a rose, which as anyone who has taken a watercolor class of mine knows, is one of the most gratifying flowers to paint. The repetitive circular strokes that still play with irregularity are a thing of beauty. Curves around curves around curves—some splashing into others, some small and compact, some bursting and blooming—become whimsical roses, one never the same as the next. These roses are particularly splashy. Just looking at them makes me want to pick up a brush and paint some more. Such a happy little autumnal bouquet, I hope you love it as much as I do.
Fall Florals
Muted wheat, fiery celosia, and splashy pinky-orange roses come together for this fall-inspired painting