Olives

I had a good day in the studio.
I find that sometimes, when I have an unsettled mind, it works best for me to work on small areas of the painting with a concentrated focus.
By doing this repeatedly, I get to a point in which the painting is almost finished.
Then on a clear-minded day, I put on all the finishing touches and everything comes together.
During my lunch break, I strolled up to our upper pond and picked out some olives from our tree.
We have not been here before when the olives turned black. Usually we leave when they are smaller and still green.
I have tried preparing them but they really were too small to add to cooked food.
This year they are larger and half of them are black.
I picked a bagful and already started marinating them.