Sneaky Peeky

 Santa's Replacement

(Sneaky Peeky)

I'm not sure if I've shared this with you,

but I "LOVE" Christmas, and I "LOVE" Santas.

So much so that I find it nearly impossible

to take my ever most favorite Santa down each year.

In fact, here he still hangs.

In August.

Also, just in case I haven't shared this with you,

I am a big fan of Immediate Gratification.

As in, once I've decided what I want to paint,

I have to make a pattern immediately.

Once my pattern is made,

I am ready to paint, and I don't want to

stop painting until I am finished;

thereby putting as few road-blocks as possible

between my design idea and my finished

product ... which gives me the feeling

of Immediate Gratification,

even if it takes hours and hours to complete.

Here's a pic of my canvas,

after applying several colors of paint:

(I will be posting step-by-step pics later)

Sometimes Doc interferes with my

Immediate Gratification process.

I was at this point in my design

when he called out it was almost time to

leave ... (and I assured him he could

go on home without me and come back

later to pick me up.  Like 2am) ...

Other times he interferes with

my creative process by insisting I have

to eat, and dragging me away

from my studio kicking and screaming.

This scenario played itself out

last night, so I had to leave my design

before I'd gotten anywhere close to

Immediate Gratification.

Here's where I left my beloved project:

There it is.

Hanging in Limbo.

Practically begging me to complete it.

Do you hear that??

It's calling me.  Come back!!

Come paint!!  I will give you a sense

of satisfaction if only you will heed my call ...

Okay, maybe that's not exactly what it's saying.

I'm off to finish it anyway!

And, I'm taking frozen burritos to stuff

in my barn refrigerator.

Just to ward off any more possible

interferences ... ... ... 

Peace and Bean Burritos