Glamorous

Fellow foster-mom Jennifer and I often end conversations with "Fostering is so glamorous!" (She's the one that made me dig the 7" tapeworm from the trash and photograph it.)

Today was another of those glamorous days. I spent the morning waiting for Cheese Puff and company to poop so I could get a fresh sample to send off to the lab so we could find out why half of the Snack Pack have had diarrhea for three weeks. Glamorous!

More Fun with Gouache

The problem is that I see short instructional videos on YouTube, and I remember about 20% of the information when I go to recreate it later. (And also that I never wait for things to dry.)

Here are some penguins that are wide. Very wide. I finished this page and then actually looked at it and started laughing. I still like it, though.

Then there's the turn-off-your-brain thing that was fun to make.

And finally, I was trying to shade oranges by using the opposite color on the color wheel. In theory, it should have worked. But I failed to let it dry (shocking, I know), so it didn't quite turn out. But I added a penguin, so the page is a win anyhow.

Will I ever be competent at painting? Very likely not. But I'm having fun with my almost-daily practice.

Obligatory kitten picture

The new girl has a name: Yorkshire Pudding. Her eyes are still pretty inflamed, but she's eating and playing, so I think we're on the right track.

She'll be gorgeous when she's healthy.