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 I finally uploaded a new painting video today.  In the spring, I was really gung ho about uploading frequently, but then I got COVID, was hospitalized, and took months to start feeling better.  I'm still not 100%, but I'm a lot better than I was.  I'm going to try to upload regularly again because I really enjoy both painting and video editing.  Painting is a great stress reliever for me.  This week was my birthday and I decided that my gift to myself was going to be setting my painting area back up so that I could start painting again. Here's the new video:

For my third go at bread-making, I decided to make an onion Parmesan bread inspired by this reddit post from user mielismydzieko . I did make a couple modifications based on ingredients that I had and things I thought would go well.  Without further adieu, here's my version of Caramelized Onion Parmesan Bread: 3 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp active dry yeast 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups warm water 2 tbsp olive oil 3 yellow onions garlic salt to taste black pepper to taste 3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese 1 tbsp butter, melted The night before you plan to make your bread, mix together flour, yeast, salt, and water in large mixing bowl.  Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise overnight (somewhere between 12-20 hours). While the dough is rising, caramelize the onions.  Heat the olive oil in a large skillet on the stove.  Quarter, then slice the onions and add them to the pan.  Cook on low/medium heat and stir every few minutes.  After 30 minutes, add seasonings,...

I've done lots of baking in my life (cakes, cookies, muffins, etc.), but had never made anything that used yeast. With everything going on right now, I bought some yeast a few weeks ago so that I could take a crack at bread making since there was no bread to be had at my local stores. I'd heard a lot about no knead bread recipes, and I decided to follow this no knead recipe  from Steamy Kitchen.  My first attempt wasn't without its mishaps.  I didn't have bread flour available to me, so I used all purpose flour.  I also didn't realize that there were different types of yeast and sure enough, I used active dry yeast when the recipe calls for instant yeast .  Looking into this to see how much of a big deal it was, basically I should have proofed the yeast in warm water before adding the other dry ingredients.  I mistakenly stirred the dry ingredients together, then added the water and stirred. There was an initial foaminess from the yeast, but that went away...

I've spent the last couple of months very sick, including a few days in the hospital, but I think I'm finally starting to get through it.  In early March, right before I fell ill, my grandma passed away.  The night that I heard about her passing, I did the thing that made the most sense and painted.  I wanted to use rainbow colors, but I also wanted a dark base for the colors to pop against. I created the Dark Rainbow Series, which is a set of four paintings, done with the same colors but different techniques for each painting.  Art is therapeutic for me, and it was very helpful for me to have a little wine and just paint.  If you're interested, please check out the videos of these paintings:

I've continued to make acrylic pouring videos.  I've really been enjoying it and I'm trying not to feel bad about other things that I feel like I should be doing instead of painting or editing.  You have to make time for the stuff that makes you happy too, otherwise, what's the point? Please check out my new videos if you're interested: The last one is probably my favorite out of this group.  There are more to come as I have several videos filmed, edited, and scheduled to post over the next couple weeks.  Please check my channel out and subscribe if you like pour painting videos!

I finally purchased some silicone oil , a heat gun , and some condiment bottles so that I can pre-mix my paint! My current formula is: 1:1 acrylic paint to diluted Elmer's school glue .  My glue is diluted at 30% water and 70% glue.  I also add 3 drops of silicone oil per 100 ml of premixed pouring paint if I want cells. I uploaded a new video today and I'm working on a couple more that I will post soon. You can also see a sneak preview of my upcoming videos on my Instagram .  I think the rainbow swipe painting is my favorite things that I've created so far.