I had the nicest day...plus, this painting is bugging me

I had the nicest day! I had lunch with an old friend and we got caught up on life. I got to brag about my weight loss and show off my new hair color. She told me that I look and act happy.
I am.
Totally.
For the longest time, I worried and obsessed about my having Lupus. I was in terrible pain all the time and the fatigue was legendary. But I'm finally on the right meds and thank you God for Fentanyl for pain killers. Now I don't worry about much at all.
Life is good.


Susan

I am having so much fun

I am really having a good time experimenting with painting. I like this type of Mexican folk art style, especially the bold bright colors. I am hoping for feedback from all who read this.

It's cold here in the desert tonight. We've been in the 40's today and will be down to the 20's tonight. That's very cold for us. It seems like we skipped winter altogether with no snow, no really cold weather. We have relatives going to Espanola in northern New Mexico and they are going to freeze!

There's a balloon rally here in Las Cruces this weekend. I need to call and let my oldest daughter and my grandson know about it. My younger daughter (24) has CP and is hoping to go up on a tethered ride. How exciting would that be for her!

What I'm working on now

I am exploring painting with different mediums. So far, I have discovered that I really like painting with acrylics, and don't like oils. I figure I need to give oil pastels more of a chance, but so far I'm not impressed.

I'm in the process of painting a retablo of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with the Virgin and St. Joseph on the sides. I like painting in the style of Mexican folk art. I've already done a painting of the Virgin and another of the Madonna and her Baby. Bright colors and bold lines!

I guess the next thing I need to do is figure out how to post pics of my paintings and post them on here.