The Next River Study, Organized my mobile studio,Casserole with Sausage and Hash Browns

Here are two more acrylic on watercolor paper studies of the river.
4x6 inches

I think these will give me enough information to tackle the large format painting in oil. These versions have a far simpler composition with little activity in the back ground. I think the Notan process is more successful in these and they have better value structure overall. These studies will help me solidify what I want to do with the painting. I just love new subjects and projects. The discovery and research prior to doing a big painting is so interesting to me.


I spent a fair amount of time today cleaning up and organizing my mobile studio. I keep a separate studio set up in the trunk of my car with at least two mediums at a time. Right now it's oils and watercolor. I discovered long ago that life is easier when you have full studio set ups for both plein air and studio. Let's face it, I'm lazy. The other reason is that it is too easy to forget to load items when you are moving them back and forth between your car and studio. Ideally, I would restock and clean equipment right after getting home from plein air sessions, but I never do that. I'm tired when I get home and not in the mood to clean and sort equipment. Instead, I do it the day before I know I will be going out to paint again on location. The biggest messes occur when I am on extended trips for pofessional paint outs and teaching workshops. What a disaster that becomes!!! Paint filled paper towels everywhere, dirty solvent and brushes combined with exhaustion are not a pretty picture for my equipment.


I'm off to my Plein Air Monthly class this morning. I'll show you some pictures.





Today's Recipe:

Today' recipe comes from Bernice F Graves.
It is delish!!

Breakfast Ingredients


1 lb. sausage 1 large onion (chopped)
1 bag "Simply Potatoes" hash browns Lawrey's seasoning salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste) 1/2 teaspoon onion powder (I prefer McCormick's)
2-3 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese 1 small jar sliced mushrooms (optional)
5 eggs (beaten) dash of salt
dash of pepper 3 tablespoons of milk


Preparation


Brown sausage and 2 tablespoons of chopped onion together until done. Drain and set aside. Mix hash browns, remaining onions, seasoning salt, pepper, and onion powder together. Place this mixture in a lightly greased 9x13 casserole dish. Sprinkle cheese on top of potato mixture. Spoon sausage on top of cheese. Top this with mushrooms. This casserole can be refrigerated overnight or frozen!!!!

When ready to bake , mix together and pour over casserole:
5 eggs (beaten)
dash of salt
dash of pepper
3 tablespoons of milk
Bake @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes (or until done). This is a great casserole for company!!!!