Hello Friends: Today was "play day"! I pulled out all the media that I never use anymore: watercolor, gesso, ink, charcoal, and pastel, and I went to work. I threw things at all kinds of paper and boards, then decided to take this one to completion. Perhaps if I'm still feeling brave, I'll develop the others another day.

Hello Friends: This week's Daily Paintworks challenge was to paint something from a room in the White House. How could I resist attempting to copy Sargent's iconic Theodore Roosevelt? It was a challenge for sure-- at times frustrating, enjoyable, and humbling. It's loose and sketchy now, and I think I'll leave well enough alone.