Artnotes: Fit in the Freezer

 

Equinox    Laurie Fox Pessemier   Acrylic/canvas  20 x 12"  50 x 30cm  475.00

It has been a perfect “fall” week here in Roccamalatina.   The light has gone golden and angular, like something from a movie.  The wind rustles the leaves, that make dramatic patterns all around.  The sky has been mostly blue with dramatic cloud formations.  Berlino and I have been out for our morning walks, tracking whatever fantasy animals have been carousing in the tall grass.    Light in Roccamalatina 23 September CLICK for video. There seems to be a unicorn in the under the non-accessible (at least to us) roof space of our house.  There might be a mole beneath kitchen, where the horse once lived; it’s built on grade.   In the night we can hear these characters, but Berlino seems to sleep on through.  Maybe I am imagining them?  I try to think of them like the crickets and cicadas, but the beat of four feet overhead is hard to disguise.  We’re hoping they move on. A guest is arriving this week, and maybe he’ll have an idea of what to do. I love guests for their new point of view.   In anticipation, we have been trying recipes, and improving old ones.  What a joy to be able to run the oven again, without dying from heat.   I made a delicious whole fish, with roasted peppers and lemons; mussels with onions and saffron and cream.   Blair made a fabulous grape and gorgonzola risotto.   We ate fresh (not in tins, anyway) anchovies with peppers and canelli beans, at the table outdoors. Peppers in an LLBean Bag     Laurie Pessemier  Acrylic/canvas   12 x 16"   30 x 40cm   450.00 I bought about 10 pounds of red bell peppers (5 kilos for 6.90) at the market on Tuesday.  Much of the week was taken up with trimming and freezing them, and making jars of sweet roasted.  I managed to paint them, too.   This is the time of year to buy marvelous vegetables – I am only held back on how many will fit in the freezer. Berlino sleeping in the Fall Sunshine... Sign up for Artnotes by contacting me at lfpessemier@gmail.com INVITING All Artists to present their Work:   Paint, Literature, Crafts, Food.... Pessemier's Sunday Salon Weekly on Sunday  No Reservation Necessary   How it works: Bring a piece of your ART: that could be visual, like painting or printmaking; or literary, as in poetry or prose; or crafts, like metalwork or knitting; or food, or music.  Something you made, or feel particularly inspired by.  You have about 5 minutes to present, and we'll ooh, ahh, or answer questions you have.  You can also come and see how we work before diving in.  Just show up on Zoom at a minute or two before the hour.    No selling, no networking until after everyone has presented. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88093708954?pwd=M04zNHB4dFZkREp3bThweUd1YnVDZz09 Meeting ID: 880 9370 8954 Passcode: 886402 Rome 8PM; NY 2 PM; LosAngeles 11AM