Rihanna and Picasso??

I didn't sleep last night, so as a result I'm wired on caffeine (which I know increases pain), and I'm over tired (another pain trigger).  So I shouldn't have been surprised when by 4 PM I was so depressed and discouraged it felt like my day, and my life, were over ....

However, I fought the urge to hide from the world. I took a bath, which helped a little, had a cry, a nap with hot packs, and some super yummy quiche, and sure enough, my pain decreased and my mood really improved.  

In fact, my mood improved so much that I got back to working on my lady ... even if it was 9:00 PM!
It feels like almost heresy to be rocking out to Rihanna while I am studying one of the greatest artists ever to work the Earth.  But tonight the combination works!

I'm done with the flat colours, and now is the most scary part of the painting.... I'm going to give it a bath.

 I always get freaked out when I go to do this, even tho' I've seen my art teacher do it plenty of times, and I've done it myself. Still, there is something about putting hours and hours of your work that is on just a flimsy sheet of paper under water ....

Eeek!

Results tomorrow ....  :)