A quick painting to document the last 31 tomatoes of the season

 

From Art of Noticing.  

Rob Walker introduces guest post by Hero of Noticing and all-around A+ human Kate Bingaman-Burt. (link takes you to her newsletter where I got the following paragraph and image)

I love a routine, and one of my favorite routines is going and looking at and picking my backyard tomatoes. It’s the end of October, and it will get cold soon, so I decided to say goodbye to my plants this weekend with one last pick and a quick painting to document the last 31 tomatoes of the season. I don’t love this painting, but I am glad I jammed it out this afternoon while Hank is hanging out next door at Grandma’s house. And I painted during the DAY vs. hunched over my painting table late at night. I am not thrilled with the final piece. Still, I am glad to have documented my tomato-gathering ritual and enjoyed the process of paying attention, gathering, thinking, recording, and making.

On Rob Walker's newsletter, there's this advice from Kate Bingaman-Burt: 

Write down all of the things you do in one day. Make a simple list. Document your daily events. Note the weather. Note what you eat. Note what you buy. Note who you talk with. Note what you do. Don’t try to make it exciting. Just notice it, write it down, and then stash it away. You will be glad that you did.