10 Apples a day

Apples.... Apples

One of our member mention that we all have problem with painting the apple halo at our previous painting at the Art Club meeting.

We agreed to

practise and post it for comment each day.  Here they are...

At the Golf Club today

I had shrimp jacket potato for lunch, it was delicious.  Hubby had his

English traditional 'fish and chip'.  Actually, we like the food at Golf Club

better than any western restaurant in Al Ain. The food is better quality and

so is the service.  The most important is that no tourist tax

and service charge.  The price is reasonable.  Love it.

Strawberries

I went to the supermarket and bought some strawberries today.  There are not so fresh, it must have been weeks before they could be put on the shelf for sale.  But we have no choice here in the UAE.  I also bought two dragon fruits day before.  They looked reasonably fresh when I bought them, pity that I have to throw it to the bin when opened it.  It is too bad that people here never taste really fresh fruits.  Everything is imported.  I really, miss mangoes from our mango trees.  And others fresh fruits, of course.

Pink pink

I like to paint in pink or any bright color.  But it's some times a mess and becomes rotten :-(  This painting is almost mess again, but I desire to finish it quick.

It is not too bad, is it?

  

Home work

The Indian restuarant called "Bukhara" just few steps from our apartment where we had dinner last night.  The foods were really good, we love it.  Usually we had light

dinner like fruits or salad.  Because the foods were so good, we had too

much that made us feel uncomfortable.  May be we should

have it for lunch instead.

Out door work

This banana was imported from India and sold in local market in UAE.  I found it was difficult to draw it with charcoal.  The bananas were tasteless.

I was able to get 3 pieces of work done this week. 

The stock investment was quite interesting this week.  I was watching from time to time it was exciting.  We got some benefit from it a little.  Emm.. may be enough to buy ticket back home for two on our next summer break :-)

First portrait

Ooh wow...

My first portrait.  It is suppose to be a young girl 5 years of age.  Unfortunately, it's turned out 5 years older look.  Oh well.. I  like the charcoal a little more.  I'm not brave enough to try to add color yet.  I might try it some day soon.

At the souq

Al Ain watercolor club meeting at the vegetable market.  We sketched with charcoal and then in watercolor.  My one in charcoal wasn't good at all. 

One of our members has a nice slipper, we tried it with charcoal and watercolor. 

We didn't realise there were few people in the audience behind us.  Some of them are enthusiatic to be model.  We were probably excited, because every one of us were able to do more work as the result.