One-Day Boot Camp For One

I was feeling the need to recharge my painting batteries, so I put together a one day painting boot camp for one. I did a series of studies each focusing on some different aspect of painting. This tiny (4 x 4") painting is an example.

Earlier in the morning I had gone out to pick three figs for breakfast and came back in laden with twenty figs, two green peppers, lots of string beans, and a handful of these charming red peppers--small, but hot!