Up to my elbows in paint on a Sunday afternoon...

I finally finished the big watercolor I was working on...and it don't look half bad. I'm always living in dread of the Huge Catastrophic Painting That Won't Work At All. (Even though it wouldn't be realistic *not* to have some kind of idiotic mistake along the line; it's just how the process goes.)

Right now I'm taking a break on a friend's computer waiting for the watercolors I'm working on to dry. Ben's got some very nice orchids that are blooming right now; so I thought I'd have some fun painting them. So far so good, though I made a hash of one of the "sketch" paintings I did. (The kind of yellowsh-purple the orchids have are a devil to mix to get just right--I've scrubbed out 3 tries so far.)

Besides painting, it's been a relaxing day. Just sort of quiet and good.

*rubs sore shoulder*

The price you pay for painting all day, I guess...

Lately I've been on a heavy fantasy kick...lots of Henson movies, lots of books. Is it because my life's duller than I'd like, or is it I just want to see some pretty pictures? (My guess is both.) But I'm looking forward to friends coming by this month--you know who you are.

I crave chocolate all of a sudden. Who's got the Orbital Mind-Control laser this time, hah? I TOLD you not to just randomly point that thing...