Artist's Statement: Like Tuesday's posting, this painting recalls a meal in a Jerusalem cafe'. I like the contrast of colors - the green and the variegated yellow. Also, note the border of olive oil rimming the hummus. A good sign of good hummus. Oil on Wood Panel 7.5 x 7.5 in Was pita invited to pair with hummus, or hummus with pita? The answer is lost in the mists of time, like the venerable chicken-egg conundrum. (unattributed) The emotive power of hummus all over the Midd

Artist's Statement: Pita can be found throughout the Middle East and beyond. The pita in this painting is from Israel - the "feast" was ordered by a companion for lunch in a cafe' in Jerusalem. Oil on Wood Panel 8 x 8 in The religious and superstitious feeling attached to bread is stronger in some countries than in others. To some it is, more than any other food, a direct gift from God. Claudia Roden The New Book of Middle Eastern Food A book of verses underneath the bough A

Artist's Statement: At the other end of the day from the breakfast in Tuesday's painting, and across an ocean and a gulf from Cornwall - a dinner of fine oysters served late at night in Mexico City. And an artistic contrast: between the soft waterlines of the oysters and the tough hardness of the shells. Oil on Wood Panel 5 x 5 in - food, glorious food - Oliver musical based loosely on Dickens' Oliver Twist Words to live by and also the number one reason to order oysters righ

Artist's Statement: Cheesecake is my favorite dessert, edging out even pumpkin or pecan pie. Charry topping is my favorite topping for cheesecake - not only for the taste but also for the stark contrast in colors. Oil on Panel 12 x 9 in The only way cheese is dessert is when it is followed by the word cake. Julia Child Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake. Hedy Lamarr Art as an Oasis™ Art as an Oasis is a series of occasional pos

Artist's Statement: This painting, and the one to be posted next, show the view from a kitchen (more precisely - standing at the kitchen sink) first in early, then in deep winter. In both paintings, I worked for contrast - the ground cover, the exposed branches, the light particular to the onset of sustained cold. Oil on Wood Panel 7.75 x 24 in Not forever does the bulbul* sing In balmy shades of bowers, Nor forever lasts the spring Nor ever blossom the flowers. Not forever r

Oil on Wood Panel 16 x 12 in Wine is sunlight, held together by water. Galileo Galilei Wine is the only artwork you can drink. Luis Fernando Olaverri What wine goes with Cap'n Crunch? George Carlin Art as an Occasional Medicine for Melancholy Like everyone else I know, these days I spend a lot of time worrying about the future. As what I hope to be an upbeat, if temporary, distraction, here is a painting, coupled to someone else's words of wisdom. #artasanoasis #fineart #wome