Hi everyone,
I am very happy that I’ve been able to continue my project of commemorating special meals for the third year in a row. As described before, I took up watercolor painting as a pandemic hobby and I’ve recorded menus of meals that I want to remember. I posted the results first time I tried this in 2021, though the pictures unfortunately got mangled with the WBers site update. The 2022 version is here. Here are some that I think came out nicely in 2023- to be bound up in a book when I get around to it.
Looking forward to learning and drinking with you all in 2024!
Noah
An explanation: my partner and I watched a complete garbage reality show called Perfect Match. Don’t watch it, it’s terrible. But never passing up the opportunity for a nice meal, I made a menu of foods that match each other “perfectly”, and I tried my first watercolor portrait, which is of one of the contestants. Still the best portrait that I’ve done to date.
Trying overhead perspective: you’re looking down on the tabletop, my chair, the food, and wine glass.
I don’t really care about the British monarchy, but coronation day was a great excuse to make a nice meal (does coronation chicken count?) and open a nice wine. Unfortunately I didn’t have any English sparkling.
Meal cooked and enjoyed on a trip to Portugal. My attempt at experimenting with architectural drawing/painting.
Been watching a lot of Miyazaki films this year.
Perhaps not the best of paintings, but I loved the food and wine pairings here.
Experimenting with Sumi ink, which is very different than watercolor. Style is a blatant rip off of Endre Penovac, but I liked how it came out, so am including it.
WOTY
