It makes me happy

A couple of paintings that I have done in the past week or so. If you'll notice, there was a massive improvement in the painting of Tomoe kayaking (my painting is getting better,but photography skills are suffering) in Vancouver over last time's. I might have to make that my benchmark painting. If I redo that painting every few weeks I can see how much I am improving. I am most happy with the big fat cute bird. I amaze myself sometimes.

In that last photo you can see the dangers of falling asleep in my new masage chair (3000 yen at the junk bazaar) while brushing your teeth when the birds are out.

It's amazing how happy this makes me. I used to stay up late working on some program or website for work, but I always was relieved to go to bed... It's also amazing that I waited 29 years to scratch the painting itch. Why did I never touch a brush until now? Of course I would not want to give up the three or so year period when my main hobby was guitar. One thing that is more interesting htan amazing, is that tonight while I was painting, I was listening to The Connection as I usually do, and it was a about The Funk Brothers. When theyplayed the music clippets, I felt so much more "inspired" (I hate to use such a silly word). But after that show I put in some of the old blues cds I had not listened to in over a year, and coudn't believe how much stress melted away (I was sitting in my massage chair).