This is the companion painting to "Onions and Garlic", owned by my friends, Christine and Tony Broadbent (author of "The Smoke"-great read). “She knows her onions”, Tony says.  In these 2 paintings I was hoping to paint in a more dramatic manner, experimenting with a new palette, different brushwork and a less traditional composition, under the instruction of Ray Vinella. Ray is one of the founders of The Taos Six. I like the space in the bottom half of the painting. This was the last painting I did while in Taos. Drove home on September 11th, 2001, heart filled with fear, sadness and gloom. I did not paint again for 3 weeks.