I was up at the crack of dawn working on my blog. Being computer savvy, I had to work on my "scratch disk" in order to prepare my art for this page. If nothing else, I am learning a vocabulary that is very foreign to me. This piece now adorns my kitchen wall. Inspired by a white soup tureen, I became enamored with the use of an outline to punch up the hues in my composition. While a goose may have laid "The" golden egg, I elected to incorporate one into my painting. I felt that it added interest, a little mystery and the opportunity for the viewer to contemplate "my" golden egg. As you will see throughout my presentation of my paintings for 2010, pattern and line play an important role in my work. I hope you had an enjoyable Easter Holiday. Watching my Grandson collect his colored eggs was a golden moment for me!