First, no, I’ve never read that book, and you probaably know which one I’m talking about. Now, with that said, let’s move on to art. As you’re well aware, I took on a challenge to paint a small 3 x 5 landscape each day in December, drawing inspiration from three tonalist artists. It was definitely a good project for me — probably the most rewarding art challenge I’ve ever done.

Because I’m painting on manila cards, I felt it necessary to prepare the cards with a coat of gesso.  For the first five cards, I used white gesso, then did a set of five cards with a golden yellow tone, completed five with a pale blue hue, and then — yep — let ‘er rip with five hot bubble gum pink gessoed cards. After the fantasy of hot pink, I returned to the real world with a…