"Chocolate Muffins"

This beach house is located on the Lake Ontario shoreline, near Braddocks Bay. On this particular morning (early September 2005) I was attracted by the way the trees and shrubbery framed the house. It was also an interesting lighting situation, with the sun behind and slightly to the right of the house, meaning the entire side facing me was in shadow. That was challenging. The right side of the painting was never finished. The only thing I don't really care for is the "surprised" look on the house (the two "eyes", or windows near the peak, and the mouth being the large window below).

As we were finishing, the owner came over with a plate of huge chocolate muffins that he was baking for some event. I think they were made with brownie mix and they had embedded reeses peanut butter cups. They were delicious!