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I have been working on this picture today since it was so cold and windy I wasn't even tempted to go out to take pictures or be a part of the outside world. Actually, I began a new still life last night (in the dark with a spot lamp) but didn't finish so I am waiting for dark to work on it. My house is kind of messy at the moment with two easels and a still life set up, art stuff everywhere........my daughter dropped by with two of her co-workers this morning and I began to apologize for the mess and then stopped and wondered why on earth I was doing that. Shades of my mother's disapproval ringing in my head, I realized that vacuum cleaner marks on the rug aren't all they're cracked up to be. So, on that note, I will get back to work and probably make an even bigger mess by the time I am done.