thank you

I was really surprised when I opened my laptop this morning and had so many really nice notes from everyone! It really means a lot to me and I'm so thankful to have such great friends. I did drop kick that grumpy girl back where she belongs... for now. I think we all have that voice that comes out, especially when things aren't going as planned. Regardless of what happens, it is okay. I'll be okay. I have to remember the most important thing, which Craig is really good at remembering for me, and that's that I am an artist and I can do that whether or not I have a studio at Hatch or anywhere else. I just have to remember to do it.

So... you're probably wondering what this really bad looking watercolor is? I followed the directions that came with my tube watercolors, just because I've never done that before, and I was able to mix numerous colors out of just four! Unfortunately this scanned image looks absolutely nothing like the original. That's why you can never look at an artist's work online or printed in a book and actually see what it really looks like. The roof on my little house actually has a bit of pink in it and the sky is pretty much gone. The greens look horrid. I used to have a much better scanner and I'm thinking of seeing if it still works because this is just not acceptable. I did have a lot of fun painting today, though, in preparation for my watercolor class coming up. Next time I'll photograph the painting and maybe you can see what it really looks like!

Hope you're having a great start to this week and I know there's lots of birthdays!!

xo b.