Moonlit Stream

This was fun.  A lot of it was done with the pallet knife.  A little out of my comfort zone but I'm pleased with the results!  If I had anything to change, I would have offset the moon and not put it into the center of the painting.  She is doing a nude on Saturday.  If I didn't have something else planned, I would go.  I think doing people...getting flesh tones to look realistic...would be a stretch for me.  Maybe later.  Don't worry, it is a tasteful nude.  Just the back and shoulders of a lady (no model).

26 Years!

26 years ago (when I was 3...lol!), two crazy kids took a solemn vow.  Despite friends and family telling us that our marriage would only last seek weeks...we believed in and have lived by the solemn promises we made to each other that day.  Actually, they gave us a maximum of six weeks. Most thought that since we had only known each other seven months, that we were making a hasty decision.  My family didn't think that he would put up with me.  We won't even get into his family.  Lets just say, they would have preferred we not get married.  But we are both stubborn, of course, he is more stubborn than I am.  Things have not worked out the way we envisioned and we both had to lose some expectations...but we have weathered the storms braver and not bitter.  We are still going strong and have two lovely children.  I'd say we are a success story!