is it day two or what?

 first off sorry about the uneven tint to the pictures...oops. as you can see i started the ducklings.... they always look so awkward when i first start them.....i spend a lot of time wondering if i'm doing the right thing. then i get to the point where something starts to work for me.....which you can see happening in the last picture in the upper right corner. what you can't see it that it's a bird.....flying, it looks like a mermaid tail i know......but really if you look closer it's a bird flying! i didn't put it there but in the rendering of the shadows and background these things continue to pop out......
it always used to happen and i am getting used to it all happening again - i will tell you that sometimes it's disconcerting to step back from my work to see a face peering out at me, that i swear i didn't put there. but i know for a lot of people that like my work ( and thank you to those that do, you all make my day) you like looking for the little faces

in other studio news, i ordered gesso panels today from true gesso. i got 10 of the 5x7 ones... enough to play with and try a series maybe
vicky said she wants to see chickens.....
hahahaha
maybe ---we'll see
i would appreciate the muse showing up about when the panels do-
they will take a long tedious time and i would like something very interesting to me to paint ....i mean since they are going to take forever
so i think that maybe some more drawing is in order no?

now today is actually thursday afternoon, a bright, breezy and absolutely delightful day... sunlight is glistening on the tree leaves and dancing all over
i wish i could catch THAT on a canvas....


now it's friday, i had an ok night sleeping only to be awakened by a furry face RIGHT IN MY FACE,
well more accurately.... right in my nose....nose to nose
yup fawn
she wanted me up. i didn't want to get up
we compromised......
she stuffed her face into my face and i petted her........for an hour!
when she finally got her fill of mommy morning breath ( and i brush, floss and swish before bed!)
she wander off to jump on calpurrnia ........her place taken by DA BOY
who just simply plopped his furry butt down on the pillow with enough fur to just reach my nose so i couldn't breath
who said animals are good for your health?
right now thaddeaus is gnawing on a box and fawn is dusting the floors with her tail......calpurrnia is eating... calpurrnia is always either eating or looking for something to eat....her little bottom is getting much bigger and much fluffier..
it looks to be a really nice day today too
i am going to clean a small part of the studio and continue to draw
how about you all? what are you folks going to do

and weekend plans? (bernie is to clean an ac unit)