Thanksgiving

Persimmon © 2011 by Linda Warner Constantino - Watercolor

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love cooking and setting the table and getting things ready. I also like that it is about getting together without a lot of stress. Though it can be stressful if the turkey does not come out right! I have quite a harvest of meyer lemons this year so I made meyer lemon and cranberry relish and an apple, meyer lemon and cranberry galette along with the other traditional foods.
The center piece on my table in the photo is made from pomegranates, persimmons, bay leaves, and eucalyptus. leaves.  I am most attracted to the persimmons and I discovered that they grow locally. One of the models in my portrait class brought me some with the branches and leaves still on them. You never find them this way in the grocery store. Of course, I had to paint one of them! To capture all the subtle colors in the skin took several washes.