Various Stages of Incomplete

 

I cranked out a lot of letters this weekend.  Unfortunately the process of making letters mandates some drying time, so none of them are quite done.  But!  The bulk of the work is done.  F for frog and flamingo I for iguana (I wanted a prettier animal, but really what animals start with I?), K for kangarool (my husband is lobbying for the addition of a koala to this painting as well), J for Jaguar (not even close to done), L for lion (need to add a ladybug and perhaps a lizard?), M is for monkeys.  Once the letters themselves dry, I am going to lay on the blue, and followed shortly by the grass (and eyes!  I did not forget about the eyes!).  It appears I am back in business and back on track for finishing this alphabet.  I remarked this weekend, Are there Really 26 letters in the alphabet?

No matter how hard I try, I always seem to end up with paint on my sleeve.  The poor flamingo and frog took a beating from the arm of my shirt and had to be touched up, and I had to distract myself from paintings in order to spend some time scrubbing oil out of my shirt.  Why I choose to paint in clothes I don't want ruined continues to mystify me, and my mother.