Buddha bowl

it seems my immune system, angry from

all the abuse I've handed down lately, has gone on vacation

and left me here alone to reconsider my evil ways.

my first peace offering: the Buddha bowl.

the name alone sounds epic and healing. it's full of good stuff.

brown rice, yams, onion, garlic, collard greens, cilantro, carrots, black beans,

and a handful of spices: cayenne pepper, cumin, paprika, and turmeric.

I added a handful of snow peas for crunch, and of course

half an avocado, and some lemon juice.

Recipe from the lovely Umber Dove

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portrait no. 2

spent 3 hours creating this portrait last night in class. i am happy with the progress,  though i am pretty sure the proportions of her face are not quite true. 
 maybe her eyes are too high?  or her face too narrow?
it was very fun and satisfying to work from a graphite ground  and remove lighter areas with an eraser.   i enjoyed approaching the drawing from another angle. rather than  the usual beginning with lines and details,  it's good to draw with the eraser - it really helps me focus on areas of light and dark  rather than getting mired in the details of line work to start the piece.
will work on it some more next week.   it's nice to have so much time to work on a piece. 
 12 hours of the same pose is kind of a dream for me. 
 i can get lost in that amount of time,  and i need some getting lost these days.