JM's apple-licious refreshments . . .

congratulations janettemarie on your 100th apple painting!

food coming later!

peanut butter popcorn?

JM will be posting apple painting #100 soon!  Guests are starting to arrive and we are snacking on peanut butter popcorn. http://kokocooks.blogspot.com/2010/10/peanut-butter-popcorn.html

don't be tardy for the party . . .

When I was gathering my food for the party I came across this while googling 'cute food'.  Nowadays - I think it would take me a week to eat all of this icing!!  The colors are so cute - they remind me of one of JM's blue apples!

psssst . . .

Myra:  Tiny have you heard?  Janettmarie has posted apple #99!

Tiny (also answers to Tiny Man or Mr. Tiny):  what's a janettmarie?  what's an apple?  does it taste anything like beef wellington? or bourbon braised barbecue beef bourguignon?

art - why we . . .

In this world of both happiness and angst - it is a sweet delight that we will soon see the 100th apple painting of janettmarie.  Just like a little wonder woman she has taken a single subject and painted it in so many delicious hues and ways.

Janettmarie:  do you remember when and why you chose to paint 100 apples?  How do you feel upon completing this task?  It is certainly inspiring to see one set a goal that brings delight to many.

So now the question is - what will you do after painting 100 apples?  Will you paint 100 more?  I'm sure that you have - or will invent -many new ways to portray this - many colored - lip smakin' - doctor keepin' away snack. 

And so finally I ponder - it's been 100 - will JM finally name one of her little apple paintings after me?  Will she loan me some money from her apple painting sales?  Will she give me a percent of her salary when they make a movie with - oh I don't know - julia roberts as janettemarie - angelique jolie as martine - jennifer lopez as bonnie heather - what's her name from that movie 'Speed' as catherine - halle berry as carol blackburn - chuck berry as myra anderson . . . well . . . will she?

ballerina colors for carol . . .

it's been a year but . . . here it is again . . . apples the movie!

featuring some daily painters we know and inspired by the apple lady janettmarie!

janettmarie 92 apples!

These are some of the apples janettmarie painted around the time I first met her.  They inspired my block buster film 'apples - the movie'.  For those of you who missed this academy award winner I will re-post it soon!

janettmarie 90 apples - 10 more to go . . .

OMG janettmarie has painted 90 apples and she has only 10 more to go!!!!  I'm looking at some virtual recipes to see what I'm bringing to the virtual party!  winning!

pan in the can?

The name of this artist is Stephen Pan.  His artwork has helped me to understand why I want to paint the ballet.  I love the way he renders the human figure in paint.  I love his delicate strokes of light and dark that convey the life - the warmth - the softness of her skin.   What I would like to paint is the sweetness, the loveliness,  the cuteness of the human figure - especially the ballerina in her tutu.  I've done some paintings where I have tried to paint cute - delicate - soft . . . I would say that I have gone from point a to point b - will I make it to z?  we shall see!

ballerina colors for carol . . .

As you know . . . I want to become one of the great painters of the ballet.  There was a story on the news the other day about homeless people who were given an opportunity to paint.  I believe that a vacant building was converted to an art studio.  The artists' works were very, very beautiful!  There were beautiful portraits, landscapes, still life, ocean scenes and what's this . . . someone there was a great painter of the ballet! AaRRGH!  (I'm jealous of all of the great painters of the ballet).  Back to work!