Prawn Day ....

This weekend we have a double celebration

not only is it the last weekend before school heads back

but it is also Australia Day

and to celebrate our house will be eating loads and loads of prawns

which made it the perfect subject of my painting today

there is something about the gorgeous colours of the shells that I love

and I have been wanting to have a go at painting them for awhile

so sat down and got this sketch done as a tribute

I did think of doing a painting of a jar of Vegemite again

but it seems to spark the whole debate about the merits of Marmite and promite

which are both plain disgusting in my book

so I took the less controversial route and went with a couple of prawns...

you will note I said prawns .... not shrimp

bloody Paul Hogan and his throwing shrimps on the barbie

drove us nuts the whole time we were living in Florida

not because the joke got old very quickly... although it kind of did

but because we don't call them shrimp

shrimp are like little bait prawns... or really little kids

as in... check out how short he is... what a shrimp

so throwing shrimp on the barbie would be kind of dumb

because they would slip between the grill thingies

not much of a meal there

In fact we never even throw them on the barbie at all at our place

Sinus man would freak at the thought

he pretty much inhales them as fast as they can be peeled

and in a gross twist, he has been known to suck the heads

which makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit any time I see it

I like a perfectly peeled and cleaned prawn

and  a nice sauce to dip it in

or better yet in a spicy Thai noodle dish like a Pad Thai

and you will never , ever, see me suck a prawn head

I wouldn't even be tempted even if George Clooney turned up with a plate of prawn heads

and said he would snog me senseless if I would suck just one

no siree that is just pain disgusting

and quite frankly it is lucky that Sinus has so many great features

because sucking prawn heads could be a bit of a deal breaker

So Australia Day is about to dawn

and in true Queensland fashion it is bucketing with rain

and expected to continue in epic proportions all weekend

so it is just as well we aren't the throwing them on the barbie types

Happy Australia Day to my fellow Aussies

and a happy weekend to everyone else...xx

Linking up with Paint Party Friday 

Here are the links to my last two posts ...

Adjusting the Attitude... Sort of ...

Holiday Hangover ...