Tarts ...

Do you remember the other day I bought some little tarts for treats

for end of exams for Phantom and I ????

anyway, I thought they would be fun to draw

I have never really drawn pastry products before, and not sure I will be rushing back

as they are actually trickier than you would think

making it tougher was that in my haste to get those suckers down my gob

I took photos that all had the lemon meringue with coconut shavings at the front

which turns out to be quite a task to draw

I can state categorically that coconut shavings will never again be featured in my work

without copious amounts of tea and chocolate at the ready

it sort of looks a bit mike mushed up meringue maybe... but  hey you draw and learn

I am actually blaming Phantom for my lack of patience

in rendering these tasty morsels from Susan's Fine Food

because she hit me with the good old kid standby

Have I told you that I need to you make a card of Sheldon from Big Bang

wearing a 73 shirt to go with the present for our cultural magazine teacher????

NO??? really??? I meant to... I kind of need it in the morning

The magazine is called 73 named after some Sheldon Cooper quote

and she has loved being part of it

so of course I said I would do it

with grumbling and declarations that she owes me 

after all I am not  the kind of parent who does things out of the goodness of my heart

oh no this is going to cost her

especially as I don't really draw people... they aren't my thing

too many moving parts

can't get a likeness and more than anything else

they just aren't brightly coloured enough to hold my interest

if we all wake up tomorrow with multi coloured skin I am a chance

but otherwise, not my thing

But I got it done

and now she owes me

BIG

and I am going to collect when she least expects it, so it was worth the angst

and the three goes it took to get it as close as this

consequently my drawing nerves were still a little frayed

when I sat down to paint up the treats this morning

and about the only thing that got me through the coconut shreds

was knowing that when I finished I could eat the remaining tart

which I had hidden in the vegie crisper

under the spagaragus so it would be safe

and it was delicious which almost it made it all worth while

Happy half way mark to everyone at AEDM 

and thanks from Sinus Man for all his birthday wishes ...xx

Here is the post about his birthday ...

Celebrating Sinus Man ....

Needing a White Knight ....