Hyde Park Bunny

We went to Hyde Park last sunday and I picked-up a branch on the grass.  The bark's color was amazing, with fluorescent green micro-moss and bits of purple where the bark was bruised.  It had snapped just at an angle that showed the soft spongy white wood, enveloping a minuscule little brown twig like a blanket.  Back home, the soft wood looked like a nib.  Just sculpted by nature and randomness.  So I dipped it in a little juicy Herbin Ink ("Bouquet D'Antan").  Here's what the twig had to say.

One mile of Potatoes

Lindsey from What You Sow has started this community Project at one mile of potatoes and gave my little potato drawing the spotlight!
It was so much fun writing the personal Hachis Parmentier recipe, check it out!
Thanks Lindsey!

Check it out and do not hesitate to contact us if you want to buy it!

Watercolor Mushrooms

I am back from a one week business trip and painting like crazy for next Week-End's Christmas Market.  It will be on West End Green 10am to 4pm on Saturday 8 December. 

I hope it will be a success!

Watercolour Marrow Gratin and TINTAGEL Fudge

£50 Original vegetable portrait - A4

We went to Tintagel in Cornwall for the week-nd.  The Gratin recipe on the picture is the treatment we gave to the marrow waitng for us when we got home.  An eggy-cheesy-nutmeggy custard on top of it and quickly in the often. The result is a warm, soft and sweet gratin. 

 

 

Tintagel (Arthur's Castle, or Camelot) was magical, and magikal. 

(Merlin's cave below)

Before I speak of our encounters and sacred places, I can talk already about the seafood, amazing and just picked from the sea.  We had huges crevettes in buttery sauce with coarse garlic, sea bream with sun-dried tomatoes and hazelnut-garlic salsa verde.  Smoked mackerel and home-smoked mussels.  Just a few of the dishes there. 

 

In Tintagel we had some of Granny Wobly's fudge.  Now until then I thought fudge was a preety bland, albeit slightly caramely blend, of sugar and butter,  Not so there.  An explosion of flavors, melting.  The choice of flavors is just varied enough, without getting confusing.  The banofee one, the maple walnut and the butterscotch one were my favorites.  And the owner (below) is a very peronable guy! Look at his 1/2 ton marble table where he turns the fudge.  He explained it is so the crust gets back in the folds and creates the texture.  Highly recommend this in Tintagel's high street. 

 

 

and Granny Dootlitlle's home-made jams....! With the honesty box to leave the money in!

 

 

 

So much to say about this trip.....more with more pictures soon! 

No off to Paris for a couple of days for work!

 



But I finsh with this Giant's face under Tintagel (earily like Manu's profile!)

 

Watercolor Marrow 1

Now that autumn is starting to settle, I am looking forward to wearing my furry boots and making soups and stews.  Marrows are huge here and work well for large families.  Thrown in with the roasting chicken, sprinkled with herbes de provences.  In a gratin: with eggy nutmeg-y-cheesy custard.  Or in a Ratatouille!

 

And of course....fascinating to paint with all its little spots!

 

Framed it could look like this....!  :)

And now framed in MASSIVE proportions in the museum...

MelinArt at the Tate

How cool is this frame for my little lamb's lettuce drawing! This site is so handy
It would look good in your house too!  Contact us for commissions and prices!

 

Watercolour Family portrait - a kitchen drawer view

£50 - A4 size- Custom Spoon Portrait with your family name
This is a family portrait, from the breakfast table!  Papa, Maman and kids (including twins), all with their stages of favorite spoons!  Contact us for your own watercolour spoons family portrait.   You can even send us a pictures of your own spoons along with the names to be added! We'll create it within the next 3 days.

Carrots - drawing ink exercise

 

Carrots in drawing ink, I drew on kraft paper with the fountain pen very quickly but happy with the result.  Farmer's market is coming to West Hampstead 22 september, certainly a source for inspiration!  See the London's Farmer's Market site for West Hampstead

 

 

 

Fern and Dandelion - West Hampstead watercolours

To follow up on the last post for West Hampstead leaves, A little fern and some dandelion picked on the way back from the tube.  Simple and uncomplicated like those little leaves.