Good afternoon. I am still painting for Friday night. There are times that I feel I can not paint what I want. Then I get a hold of myself and realize I do not have to paint for anyone else but myself. Today's painting actually started out to be flowers. I am not particularly fond of painting flowers but I went to my garden and spent considerable time drawing flowers. I even cut some of them to bring in so I could get the hues correct. About two hours into the painting I was bored with the act of painting the flowers. I became a little angry with myself and scrubbed them all out. This is the painting that resulted from my disdain for flower painting- hence the title "Where Flowers Once Grew". Dr. Coretta Mitchell at the Ohio State University was always amazed at how I could turn my "mistakes" into positives. So this one's for you Dr. Mitchell. Remember you have the power to change things in paiinting and in life.