Love this painting!

can't rotate it here, too late to do it on computer.

This is why I'm an artist, not a computer expert.  So it's a little disorienting to look at the photo sideways but the painting is not necessarily sideways.

Anyway, I love a painting at this stage. It's so exciting to put in any shapes I want knowing that I can paint 'em out later. I've entered my 50th decade, my son has completed his first year of high school. These advents have had me thinking of what I was like as a youth and what time has smoothed out and what it has distilled into an even more fantastic mix than ever. People and paintings have wonderful things in their personalities that have either been covered up or are still peeking out, beckoning the viewer to discover what mysteries are lying just beyond his reach.

When I was young, there was a lot I didn't understand and I wondered if I would be able to cope with whatever came my way. There is still a lot to be discovered but now I enjoy the thought of taking on something new and challenging.