day 8, 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

wehre am i ??

today i tried a little texture, collage and gold paint

on a square canvas.

i visited the pompeii exhibit at the california science center

yesterday.    these faces on this theatrical mural relief

fascinated me.  i like the three-d quality and wondered about

the story that goes along with these faces.

afterwards we went to an iconic greek deli, papa cristos

http://papacristos.com.   the fragrances alone when you first step in

the door will send you into another time, another land.  there is the

fresh baking bread, the melding of warmed cheeses, meats, garlic,

pita and baked goods...well, if you weren't hungry when you walked

in, you would not be able to resist ordering too much.

papa cristo himself took our order

photo from website

in the room next to the prepared food is the deli

with all sorts of goodies

jars of honey with nuts

jordan almonds and other goodies

my friend, lorraine who grew up in south africa was sent right back

to her childhood remembering foods her grandmother prepared that 

she hasn't had in years.  we ate way too much.  it was a perfect ending 

to an outing and made-up for the fire alarm (turned out to be false )  

that sent us scattering out of the  imax theater.

this morning on my walk in redondo beach, no blue skies to be seen.

posting today with paint party friday