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I remember when I was a kid, first messing with oil paints. I guess I had laid the palette down where the cat we had could get to it. He stepped in the red and walked around. Mom was not amused.Well, I can't that thirty minutes of my life back. At least it's all cleaned up now.
I stepped on a soft Sennelier oil pastel that had fallen off the drafting table.
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I only realized it later when I came back into the room and saw this:
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It was only on the one shoe, so I was spared the cleanup of full tracks. But it went out into the hallway onto the hardwood floors. More cleaning.
The good news is that it actually did clean up completely, and it happened on a carpet we're planning to rip up next spring, anyway. (Part of the reason I do this stuff in there!) Still...kinda took the fun out of that painting. And Senns are currently retailing for close to 4USD a stick! Not the kind of thing you like to see clinging to the bottom of your shoe.
At least it's still gorgeous outside, which is where I'm headed now. Hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday!
We went to two farm stands (mini markets, really) and picked up corn, peaches, cantaloupe, watermelon, apples, tomatoes, a yellow squash, a zucchini, and some peppers. I put two of the peaches on the grill pan and sautéed the squash, zucchini, and two ears of corn (deglazed the pan with some peach wine), while MLW baked a chicken. two of the peach halves got a topping of cinnamon-butter, for an appetizer, while the other two got cut up with some strawberries and blackberries, then served with ice cream (carb smart) for dessert.
No photos, today, but I did start an oil for the "Vacation" themed art challenge. Maybe I'll wander out to the pond, tomorrow.