Toward the top!

"Toward the top!"

Sea turtle are some of my favorites to paint!

This guy is headed to the Audubon show in Mississippi.

He is one of a pair with the other turtle facing the opposite direction. 

I try to make each one unique, so everyone has an original.

I've painted so many turtles in this position though, even with different photographs, 

I pray they're not the exact same.

Today was interesting.

The day started innocently enough, with a dog barking at 1:30 am to go outside.

Unfortunately, my mind started racing as I tried to go back to bed.

Then my husband started snoring.

(I'm grateful for the snoring, it means he's still here!)

I tried to go back to sleep until 4:30.

I then gave up, read my bible, journaled and headed upstairs to the studio.

I worked until my husband got up, I thought why not?

I went back to bed and actually slept from about 7:30 -10:00.

Very unusual for me to sleep during the day.

I then took two dogs to the vet.

Then lunch.

I finally got back to the studio at 1pm.

Erasing, wiring, and varnishing took until almost 5pm.

We rode the dogs, ate a pizza, and I am back in the studio.

A repair to a painting, an addition to a painting, and a painting done in the failing light of day.

A long day, and so now goodnight!

"Toward the top!", Acrylic on shadowbox canvas, 12 x 36 inches

Day 31 of the 100 days~100 paintings 2022