Another One Completed

Yay.  Another painting completed and ready to deliver.  

Yay.  Printed my first notecard successfully using the MAC, Print Shop and my trusty Epson printers.   ( that's a huge step in my Mac learning curve) 

Accomplishments abound so I dance with glee.  !! 

This is Ella and Ali, two beautiful black labs who live together.   Once their human and I agreed on a format, this painting was a joy to do.  It was challenging with all the dark hair, various highlights and way too many blades of grass to even contemplate replicating,  but fun to paint.  Originally there were to be pots of geraniums or hydrangeas included, then perhaps more landscaping, but it all distracted from the pups, so away all that went.  Sometimes a simple presentation is all ya need. 

Although I don't include much personal info here, I am quite proud of myself for returning to the gym after a nearly 10 year hiatus.  I splurged to hire a personal trainer, but it's been well worth the expense to get back into the groove.   What does this have to do with painting?  Well, if I am going to continue painting for more than an hour or two at a time, then I need to get back into shape.  Really, don'tcha need biceps to hoist a loaded paint brush? :-)  

Seriously, I just felt the need to find what muscles I had left and make them work again.  Yoga helped me get to where I am now so adding the gym workout seemed to be the next logical step.   So far, so good.