Thursday, December 3, 2009

Dec. 4, 2009....Lost Track of Days!


I finally finished a pet portrait requested by Grandma Ruth...
Had some struggles with it because of the photo I was working from. The fur looked quite gray in the photo, so I had to work some more with my acrylics to change it to look more like a chocolate lab. I painted it at first as it was in the photo, but Grandma said it was the wrong color, so I fiddled with two glazes of burnt sienna, and I think I'm ok now.

So off it will go in the mail, as soon as I can get a coat of varnish on it...which should be in a day or two.

I am feeling better. I'm doing the cleanse that my osteopath recommended, and I am losing a few more pounds. I got some results in the mail, from recent blood work, and the PA added a note saying that I "look good on paper"...haha...that really does tell it all. Cholesterol was 125...blood sugar was normal...and all other lipid numbers were amazingly good. One of those things where I wonder if they mixed my results with someone else! But maybe this healthy eating has something going for it.

OK....I'm starting an Israel painting today. I am! Just have to dive in. I hope I have something new to show you in a few days, and that I can keep going for a while. The muscle spasms are minimal now, so I'm going to try to work.