Hi ! I feel amazed that i am actually getting pictures of this year's Thanksgiving event posted so soon. It usually takes me weeks (or even longer) to get around to posting pictures. Chagrinned about that, but I actually feel fine about having so many jobs that i don't have time to post immediately after each one. Artwork and Parties are Happy Parts of Life.

This was an Upscale Parade-Viewing Party overlooking Columbus Circle in Manhattan. Starting at 8 am. That's 8:00 IN THE MORNING! I imagined that these people might not be ready for too much Wild Exaggerations so early, so I had pulled back on that. But the boy in the following picture was excited and running to the window to see his Favorite Balloon and just, well, happily animated. So I brought in just a little more exaggeration, and he was amazed. Kept coming back to let me know that he was extra thrilled with his picture. That's such a good age. Young teen boys are particularly looking for Fun

But here I was confronted with a different situation. The baby in the stroller was still sleeping. But the parents wanted the picture to include him with his eyes open. Ummm, how am I supposed to know what that would look like?? So the Father gave me a photo from his phone to work from. Quite a challenge for me ~ keeps my life interesting. Because I have to be 'in the Zone' to do my Artwork. And that's a different Zone for drawing Live than for drawing from photos. And in this case, I not only had to switch Zones, but I had to incorporate the Live Drawing Approach with the Introverted Photo Drawing Approach in the Same Picture! Oh meeting the guests' requests is exciting for me.

Some more people at this early morning Party:

Oh this woman made me laugh. Of course, I have to draw my own pictures. I have to draw what I see, what I notice. But in this case, the guest stepped up to me and said 'Well, I guess you notice that I am very pregnant. Maybe you can include that in the picture'. Oh, I had to laugh. I had to draw My experience of the moment. Made this skinny joke-type picture to describe my reaction to what the guest said. Because I only noticed that she was pregnant at all when she pointed it out to me. Not only was her pregnant shape minimal, but it was much lower than my 'line of vision'. I'm a bit tall, so I don't usually notice bellies that are 'way down there'. Primarily drawing Face-Only, I'm focused on the Face

I don't know what's with me these days ~ I used to quietly take things like this, and just appreciate, just feel oh good ~

But now I feel like posting them ~ Like letting you know how kind some of my clients are ~

The client who handed me this lovely oh so nice to get it I feel like such a blessed woman along with a niiiice tip and a Whole Cake....... Well, my heart happies up to remember him I covered up the name he signed to protect his privacy

Did something different today. Since I did something different, I decided to post something different. Today I shall tell you the recipes I made up for Thanksgiving dinner. It was very good. Sugar-free, Wheat-free.

Turkey Stuffing Red Stuff Gravy Brussel Sprouts Carrot Juice Baked Apples Organic Sweet Potatoes

Turkey: Buy a little turkey. Sprinkle it with nutmeg and rosemary. Fill it with stuffing (see recipe below) Sew it up! Put in oven at 360-degrees Check every half-hour or so til done

Stuffing: Cook package of dried barley in water til starts getting soft Cut up the following to mix into the barley: 2 apples 3 tangerines (long proces to take out the seeds - let me know if you need instructions for that) 2 stalks celery

Red Stuff:

Cook Stovetop: 4 bags of fresh cranberries 2 apples handful of organic raisins Quart of cut strawberries

Long time. Stir often. Til it breaks down and becomes 'sauce'

Sweet Potatoes:

Most important is to buy Organic. Wash. Put on baking dish. Cook at 550, until you're ready to put the turkey in. Then cook at 360 til soft

Mushroom Gravy:

Make a rue: Heat a few TB oil in small fendl. Add a few TB whole-wheat flour and stir til all incorporated. Add 1/4 cup water at a time til you've incorporated 1 1/2 cups of water. Add 1 cup diced mushrooms and cook for a while

Baked Apples:

Cut little caps off the top of the (MacIntosh or Fuji) Apples Scoop out the apple-seeds Stuff with Organic Raisins Sprinkle with Cinammon Place in glass baking dish and cook til done (check every 20 minutes or so)