Sweet little Charlotte

Dear Charlotte,

I'm so sorry. I was well on the way to making you a special little chair for when you are able to sit up and enjoy the world. But, guess what, my plans were shattered today when the very nice piece of SPF #3 I purchased a couple of months ago so I could age ir nicely, up and shattered on me. I kinda feel like Mick Jagger, but not really because he never had to deal with the US government, nor the USDA Forest Service's lack of control over our Nation's timber supply. But don't fret, Poppy will deliver. He always does, sooner or later.

Here are some very nice, and sorry photos.

Love,
Poppy
PS Big hug for Oliver. He's the man!
PPS Tell your Daddy that Mickey says hi.

Photos

Happy Accidents

Here's my second Bob Ross painting. The general composition follows the first attempt, although this time I used less paint and a larger canvas. In a recent episode of "The Joy of Painting" Bob let his son Steve paint. Steve showed me how to do the birch tree - I think it turned out well. (Steve does did not have his father's fro, but did have a hard core mullet and out of control 80's mustache.) The large boulder in front of the tree started out as a cabin, but I screwed it up. Bob never showed me how to do a large rock, so I'm happy that it looks like it actually belongs in the picture. As Bob says about every other show, "We don't mistakes. We just have happy accidents." My pine trees still aren't to my satisfaction and the clouds could be better. The next painting I do will have a different scene. The mountains are fun, but I think I have them down pretty well. I may try something different in the background... not sure yet!