I painted this a while ago, when my friend Katie and I had one
of our art days. She's a very talented illustrator and hilarious, and
I adore her so much, I consider her another "sister." Art day
consists of, well, art and lots of pizza and beer and rib-splitting
giggles and guffaws over viritually everything. On this particular
afternoon, it also consisted of lots of whining, from me, about this
particular painting that, despite great effort, was not turning out.
I received no sympathy from Katie, none at all. She just kept telling
me to shut up and put it aside for a few days and then look at it
again with fresh eyes. It took a month to freshen those eyes, but
I now kind of even, sort of like it. Just wish the photo were as
crisp as the painting. By the way, visit Katie's website. Scroll down
and look at her charming bunny illustration. And oh, the rest of her
fans know her as Deirdre. I'm an old enough friend to call her by
her AKA.
