Key West - Pallet knife painting and Key West Pink Shrimp

 

Crashing waves - the original gives a great feeling for the wave action, the photo, not so much

After talking to Peter Vey, Ann was inspired to buy a set of palette knives to try her hand at using Peter’s technique. Her first painting is pictured. The palette technique uses more paint than a brush and allows the artist to add some 3D texture to the flow of paint. It actually has a third dimension that is not apparent in the flat photograph. The colors are much more muted in the photo. Ann will experiment more over the next few days.

Key West shrimp are natually pink before cooking

Key West has a variety of shrimp that is pink in color (before being cooked). We had shrimp tacos tonight and they were outstanding. It’s much more economical than at a restaurant - plus it tastes better too with Ann’s cooking. 

We buy local produce at Fausto’s Market, a few blocks from our dock. The prices are okay as long as you buy local produce. Once you shop for something requiring a truck to bring to the store, it’s much more costly, like $10.50 for a jar of Hellman’s WiracleWhip mayo, ouch. However, a dozen jumbo eggs are only $3.79.