how nice of you. You surviving?

yep. went home this weekend and had a pretty busy weekend

home is nice. Good sort of busy? Or just the irritating kind?

I'm being very productive right now. I'm currently staring at my canvas across the room from me. It scares me....I don't want to start working on it.

a bit of both? I got stuck at my grandma's all day on saturday, but today my mom and i made food for me to freeze and eat over the course of the semester.

haha that's funny.
I'm gonna be doing a painting project!

that sounds cool. Food makes everything better.

it's not funny!
oh my. How did that happen?

it does. plus this means i can literally heat stuff up and eat it rather than having to cook, but it's still nommy food like jambalaya and enchilada casserole

I decided for my sister's baby I wanted to do somethings special and handmade, so i'm gonna paint a picture for the baby's room room.

don't make me jealous. I want to do that!! I want jambalaya....

aw. That sounds great!

suggest it to your mom when you go home?

yep yep. it's gonna be an owl

doubt it would do me any good.

that sounds so cute!!!

you could still try

i hope it will be. I'm nervous about doing it. cuz i went from 'i'm going to paint the baby's name' to 'i'm gonna try and paint an owl' cuz they aren't sure about the name yet.

Well an owl should be pretty easy and you can find references th base it off of as well.

An owl would be so cute for a baby's room!

Right? I think owls are almost as cute as kittens!

here's my practice sketch owl

daww. I love those giant eyes. what colors are you going to use?

mostly purple and teal.

nice. I wasn't imagining such bright colors, but that sounds pretty neat!

As long as it stays looking cutesy.
You wouldn't want the baby scared of this bird staring at her from the wall!

lol...

haha....the bird it too cute to be scary though!

Big purple eyes will be just adorable!
I can't wait to see it when it's done!

yeah. I want to see the finished product too.

i will.

i mean that was me just sketching the finish product is going to be larger.
and i'll do pastel versions of the colors.

how big will it be?

i got a 12x16 canvas

Yeah, pastels are pretty good for a baby's room.