Art 'n' More

I've been busy painting and have a few more ladies to share with you. Today, this lovely woman. Painting her just flowed with ease - no revisions, no touch-ups and love at first sight. I did the texture with heavy gel medium, which was very different to work with and paint on than light molding paste - less porous, smoother and more defined. She's available in my Etsy store, so make sure you visit if she speaks to you!

Now, to something else... I noticed that I have over 100 followers. How is that possible?!? I remember when I had my first three followers. I felt ecstatic that there were three people who liked what I had to say. And now more than 100. To think that five months ago I was neither painting nor blogging... I am amazed and and my heart is overflowing with gratitude and appreciation for you all!

Well, add this milestone to my upcoming birthday next week (we Leos are never shy about announcing our birthdays, are we?) and I feel a big giveaway coming on. I am thinking of either a print of one of my existing pieces (i.e. the Summer Maiden) or creating a painting especially for the occasion. What do you all think?

Last, but not least, I baked another one of those wonderful loaves of the no-knead, slow-rise bread. I again used the recipe you can find here, but increased it by half to make a higher loaf. I also, again used half whole wheat flour. Excellent!!
I'm feeling chatty, but I know you are all busy people, so I'll sign off for now. I must leave some time to visit your blogs after all...