Africa

I promised some photos from our trip, so those were just a few. There is too much to explain unless we were to talk in person. So to sum it up very quickly... 1 week was mission work at a health clinic in Mwanza, Tanzania, and then we had 3 days of Safari, which was absolutely *amazing*. After taking a trip the other day to the SFO Academy of Sciences, seeing the stuffed lions was almost a joke, especially after seeing them live, just feet away from the safari van.

Those were just some of the photos we took on Safari, printed out in sepia, and have displayed on our mantle. We took many more photos, but those were some of our favorites.

The Joys of Success

Our family just returned from our two weeks in Africa, which was an amazing experience -- but more on that later. That will be a separate post. We got settled in and I'm back to work on commissions!

One piece is a Little One commissioned to be a Buckskin with artist choice pinto markings. Now, I admit that I was slightly nervous taking on that commission as I have only painted one or two pintos before... for me. Having that inexperience and also being under pressure to do one correctly for someone else made me a bit jittery. I could have been chin deep in you-know-what, but I took it, and today I began the dreaded markings... I am pleasantly surprised with how they are turning out though, and a little challenge will only enhance my artwork and expand my horizons. I have a hunch that it will be well worth it, and I hope I'm correct.

I'm tickled to continue this gal and see how she turns out, so back to work! I will post pictures when she is complete. :)