artistic endeavors: rachel's canvas...

This all started yesterday.

A wonderful day.

Beautiful day.

Here's a quote I wrote on my dresser that I have yet to right the wrong for:

Yeah, the permanent marker is starting to wear off.

Of course, it all (the painting) started with a chocolate...

No, I'm kidding. But I was eating a few, like this:

Anyhow.

I love paint. 

(In fact, this was my fb status earlier: painting away....did one yesterday, and finishing up an aqua-purple-black one for Rachel....her belated bday present....:) coffee, paint, music playing on my laptop, what more could I ask for?)

Yes. I brewed coffee first. Altura, all-organic, whole bean, dark roast. There's the details, folks. I knew you wanted to know. :P

A blank canvas, a mug full of coffee, brushes, and a library book...how lovely.

Here's the colors of the background that Rachel picked out:

Ah.... :)

That's the background, finished...a nice aqua blended with a bit of white for a lighter tint in the center...darker around the edges.

There's the inspiration/prototype. And yes, my canvas is sitting on top of library books. I didn't change that, because heck, I can easily scrape the paint off the plastic cover with my nail...mastermind that our table is already paint-marred a little and could stand being wrecked by my stuff, too... :)

Alright. Break time.

Then, Lyd and I took a nice walk to the library and coffee shop.

I can't resist violets. I hope you can't tell...

Here's us outside the library. That hat is Rachel's. She would want me to give the credit...

Yep. There were a ton of books/magazines there . . . they may or may not have been all mine. We got a good workout that day.

And yes, the coffee shop happens to have loverly scones. Like this blueberry one:

Alright. I love the whipped cream on coffee drinks...and other things. We don't have it in the house though, which is probably a very good thing. :) We got an iced mocha with a shot of cinnamon flavor. It was surprisingly good, but most of the time I avoid iced drinks like the plague because I don't like how the ice takes up so much room, and it's left at the end.

Now, back to painting . . . today I finished Rachel's canvas.

It was beautiful outside. Again:) Rachel just had to take a picture of me painting...

There's the finished product. 

:)

I took this picture outside because I love natural light . . . :)

Now off to Kohl's, then church I go...

Have a lovely evening!