Today involved more work on the giant project that will be revealed in a week or two. These things take a tremendous amount of planning, and also an acceptance that no matter how much planning happens, changes will occur. Then, I painted. This is still rough, but coming together. I was really on a roll, and then the clouds came in, the light was gone, and it was time to go into the studio. It would be very good if I could finish the large pencil drawings before the giant project commences. Very good, indeed! (and it was way too dark for photos of that picture.)You can see that I am working from the top down to the bottom, because while the top looks a bit unfinished, the bottom is definitely rough! But don’t you think this will be beautiful?? One of my students brought this photo in with the idea that she would draw it in class. I was overwhelmed by the beauty of the picture and blurted out, “Oh wow, I’d LOVE to paint that!!” What do you know? I am getting to paint it!      Here is an unrelated thought: how many of you listen to a song you love on a fuzzy radio station when you own the CD and can hear it clearly any time you want?? I do this! Why?? Any answers out there? (or do you all have more sense than to do this?)