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OK, back to me! J/K :) I actually finished two 8" x 10" paintings today, one of an apple on a plate and one of a grapefruit on a plate. They took me about an hour each and I owe it to a limited palette. They'll be hanging in Allan's Mom's kitchen! Can I call this a commission on my website even though it was pro bono? New things I'm working on...a lotus flower (but the leaves are so variegated that I'm having a hard time. I think I may have to try the sponge technique 'cause the brush just ain't gettin' it) and after that another rose close-up. You know, my "Spring Rose" auction ended with six bids! I just gotta paint another one!

Smarty-pants Aidan corrected my English today! We were outside collecting "wishes" (these are little dandelion-looking thingies we've been finding all over the place) and he found one and gave it to me. I said in my poor English (unintentionally, sometimes it happens), "I'll put it in my desk." And he said, "No, Mama! Not "in", "on"! On your desk!" I stand corrected!

Here's the grapefruit painting: