Rabbit on a Road

That is the name of this lovely painting. I found it here as I was poking around the net. I am definitely going to find out more about this artist.
I have looonnnggg wanted to try my hand at painting. I actually remember the day my interest was first truly roused. It was way back in fourth grade. My teacher was not so good at being a teacher but she was a good artist. I don't exactly remember what the assignment was but I painted a portrait of a woman with a monocle and messy hair bun. Even though the teacher painted on it a bit "showing" me how to make better shadows, I was and still am immensely proud of that painting. As much as I loved it, I was intimidated by my brother's amazing artistic ability. He has such a surrealist, dream-like quality to his work. (I'll have to see if I can get some of his stuff to show you!) I also had a feeling I would really LOVE painting on canvas but... I just didn't know where to start and I had lots of other fourth grader things on my mind. So I let the desire to paint sit just back far enough to be a constant, secret desire. Whenever I was in a craft store I would always go through the painting section and ogle the canvas and pet the brushes.
As the years passed I knew I should just do it but circumstances made me balk at the idea of the investment for the paints and brushes and canvas and...etc. I mean canvas was such a...commitment, wasn't it? If you used it you best know what yer doin'!? ...right? Well, then I moved here...and met Wendy who had apparently been having a similar conversation but with a real person and they had just decided to go for it. They got a box of paints from eBay for a song, scored some canvas at the craft store at crazy discounts and started. I got invited to their second painting party. I was excited and nervous but inspired. When I got there Wendy handed me a canvas and said go for it. A CANVAS!!!! I was intimidated, but they both said just do it, we go it all cheap.
And...I...did.
I painted on real-life canvas! The painting isn't profound or anything but I like it. And my dear friends and family seem to like it, too. I would show it to you but I am a little bashful. Maybe later I'll show you some of my painting. Let me learn some more first. :)

P.S. Edit: HEEEEHEEE! Right after I published this I went to go look up Michael Sowa, the artist of Rabbit on a Road and guess what I discovered? I have a print of his Kohlar's Pig! My gram gave it to me a month or so ago! (I love art and music and reading but I have never been good at remembering the names who created the stuff. I'll have to make more of an effort now!)