Picasso

It took me four years to paint like Raphael,

but a lifetime to paint like a child.

Pablo Picasso

Picasso - painted last night.

Watercolor on paper.

Sometimes, I just feel like copying what i see.

No big revelations

or  inspirations

or color combinations.

(hey, that could be a song...)

;-)

I just paint what i see.

Don't you love the texture in this paper?

Paper makes all the difference in the world.

i can paint with dollar store paints,

but the paper needs to be top notch.

Especially for watercolors.

By the way, do you ever check the stats on your blog

to see how many visitors you've had in a day?

Well, i do.

Here are my stats for the day so far...

Isn't that amazing?

That technology allows us

not only to connect with one another

on this huge blue ball in the sky,

but to KNOW who we're connecting with!

When i first began to blog

i told myself it didn't make a difference 

whether people visited or not.

That i was doing this for myself,

to get more comfortable

with putting my work out there.

But there's more to it now.

It does matter.

You do matter to me.

It was a strange feeling

when i first saw that i had visitors

from all over the world.

Something magical happens

when you realize you've just communicated

with someone in Taiwan,

or Russia,

or the UK

or India...

At least it's magical for me.

So thank you to all you lovely visitors,

whether you comment or not.

It melts my heart

to know that someone out there

may be inspired

by my words or my art.

I hope it's you.

:-)

Wishing everyone a great weekend,

wherever you happen to be in the world.

xoxo

I am linking this to Paint Party Friday,
Creative Every Day
and for the first time ever,
Illustration Friday

Come on over and check out
some of the great stuff there!