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Happy Blackened Friday

For all my over-seas readers Black Friday is an American tradition following Thanksgiving, when you should overcook the left-over Turkey until it is well and truly charred, so you can then throw it away without feeling guilty and go out for Chinese instead.

At least, I think that's the gist of it

Whilst this is happening it is traditional to while away the smoke filled hours in the kitchen by leafing through the Catalogue Mountain, making a start on the holiday pressie list and optimizing your coupons

To share the joy of this holiday with my more far flung cousins, there is free worldwide shipping on all the goodies in my Etsy store this weekend. Just type ONFIRE in the coupon code at checkout

Happy Pie Day

Today's Pie - Cranberry and Walnut Tart - may have been lovingly hand baked by Mr Trader Joe but it was stalked, captured and brought home in triumph by yours truly - man those check-out lines can be brutal!

A la Mode, with Custard or as God Intended - which Pie are you Giving Thanks for today?

oh wow - CWOW!

A Cheezy Moment - small still life oil painting

How very exciting - one of my little paintings has been chosen for Metro 28, the annual small works show at City Without Walls (CWOW), in Newark NJ

The question is which one?

A Small Fortune - small still life oil painting

Guess I will have to wait for the opening this Thursday night to discover which of these little beauties made it through the Swimsuit Round and on to the Personality Test

So tell me, how would you solve world hunger? A Bag of Cheese Doodles, left over fortune cookies and a couple of beers - Inspired!

Crown Caps - small still life oil painting

So who would you vote for? Check back later this week and I'll let you know the results

Or stop by the show and see for yourself

November 17 - February 17, 2012

Metro 28

City Without Walls 6 Crawford Street Newark, NJ 07102

www.cwow.org

Put a little window of calm on your crazy desk for 2012

You can change the way we see our world. When the stuff we see everyday is illuminated, we wake up to the beauty around us and learn to take pleasure in the simplest things - a truly useful gift to give anyone this holiday

From the waft of fresh tomatoes on the vine in July to the comforting richness of hot chocolate and cream in dark November, the Everyday Illuminations calendar encourages you to take a mini meditation at your desk, a small but constant reminder to enjoy the moment

The 12 cards come with their own chic perspex card-case display, or a cute wooden artist’s easel. And if you want to reuse and recycle your own easel from last year, you can order the cards just by themselves

And to help share the joy, get free shipping - worldwide - on everything in the store Just by typing SHIPIT in the coupon box at checkout - hurry coupon expires Tuesday Nov 15th

Take a peek at all 12 delightful mini meditations Etsy : Calendars Or see if your favorite new print is available in the store Etsy : Store (Psst - if it's not, just drop me a request - jo@bradney.com)

Bake by Numbers

rainbow cookie small still life oil painting | SOLD

Chemically bright cake, sandwiched with gooey jam then wrapped in chocolate - if ever a snack deserved the phrase "taste the rainbow" it would be this little Italian confection. I never can resist their call at the store, even when they turn red, white and blue in July.

The rainbow background tries to capture that over-sugared, hyped on chemical colors feeling they give me - a cartoon zinginess that makes me feel I could take on a Godzilla attack

This rainbow has been brought to you by the numbers #5 & #6Yellow, #3 & #40Red, #1Blue

Cheez Lousie!

Well the barometer is definitely pointing to "blanket snuggles and a cheesy movie" this weekend and it wouldn't be complete without the evil goodness of a quality Cheese Snack ...or is that Cheez Snax? (oh dear - the spellcheck has just exploded)

Once I pop that bag open I can inhale the whole lot in one movie nom-nom-nom Can't resist that cheezy powdery goodness

And neither could the proud new owner of this cheesy wonder - it sold right off the easel, hardly even dry. Apparently once glance was enough to send her scurrying to the grocery, succumbing to the Cheesy Poofs of Evil

I have created a monster!

Rosy Harvest Apples

Two crisp pink apples on a rich chocolate brown background - just perfect for the ripening harvest weather. This delicious beauty is Miss September in the new 2012 calendar (10% of through October)

I delivered the original painting to the Mountain Art Show in Bernardsville last weekend

It was a fabulous drive through glorious fall farmland and then a winding road up the mountain to the most beautiful little church in the woods. We even managed a picnic in the park on the way home and a long walk kicking up the leaves and sniffing the ripening October air

Opening Reception : Sunday October 23 6-8pm Show : October 24-30

St John on the Mountain 379 Mt Harmony Rd Bernardsville, NJ

Sugar Spiral in Toothache Pink

For me, this color pink is as painful as nails on a blackboard. It just sets my teeth on edge. But I had such fun painting that plastic bag; the gooey chocolate frosting; and the swirling, shifting shadow that it took the edge off the silent screech working its way slowly down my spine

This sugary confection will have it's first outing at the 7th Annual Wine Tasting and Fine Art Exhibit - a very fitting debut as the dessert buffet is definitely worth saving some room for!

Hosted by The Arc/Morris, The Randolph Lions Club and The Wayne Marino Scholarship Fund, the evenings events include Wine Seminar, Hors D’oeuvres, Music, Prizes and Art Exhibit. 50% of all art sales will benefit the charity

Thursday October 13th 7 - 10 pm

Birchwood Manor 111 North Jefferson Road Whippany, New Jersey

To purchase tickets ($50) and for more information, call 973-326-9750 ext. 211

Come and Ask me a Question

getting ready for Meet the Artist at 73 See Gallery this afternoon...I wonder what questions you will ask me!

(no geography please, that's my phone a friend category)

Meet the Artists 3-5pm Sunday September 25th

73 See Gallery 73 Pine Street, Suite C Montclair, NJ 07042 www.73seegallery.com

The Art of Relaxation (with tea and scones)

Now this is my kind of show opening - tea tasting, mini scones and a laughter workshop! There will be a number of special events next Friday night, as well as the Tea tasting by Ana Beall's Tea Room

5:45 - 6:15 - Tai Chi class with Risa Silverstein, Acupuncturist 6:30 - 7:00 - Yoga with Dina Leyden, Physical Therapist 7:15 - 7:45 - Laughter class with Yvette Halpin, Certified Laugh Leader (what an excellent title!)

Whilst you sip your tea and practise your breathing, you can take a stroll through The Art of Relaxation featuring art focused on the calming and healing effects of the natural world, like these joyous textured color fields from Stefanie Silverman

Check out the websites of each featured artists for a breath of fresh air before the show

EJ Davis Fran Eber David Hill Joy Yagid Stefanie Silverman Peter Jacobs Melanie Testa and yours truly

Hope you can join us for a nibble and a giggle

Friday, September 30th from 5-8 PMSeptember 30 - March 2012 Summit Medical Center Lawrence Pavilion Lower Lobby Gallery 1 Diamond Hill Road Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

For Directions: www.summitmedicalgroup.com

PS : If you know of a bulletin board that needs our poster, please print out the flyer and help us spread the word