Well... the computer repair did not go as smoothly as planned. It turns out that Microsoft (Evil, evil Microsoft) requires you to buy a new operating system when you get a new motherboard. GAH. I didn't even WANT Vista. So, bad enough to have to pay for an "upgrade" to our OS, I then had to re-install all our drivers and programs. And, wouldn't you know it, I couldn't find the CDs for half of them--including Photoshop. It wasn't till Tuesday till got to a point where I could scan and print.

But there's exciting news! Ok, it's exciting for me, anyway.  :)

My artwork was chosen for a page in a calendar for 2009!!!! Yay!! I feel all "pro" now. Go check it out at http://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/fantasyart/emggroup.php?id=31

One of the paintings I finished while the computer was down is this one:

It's acrylic on masonite, which, I have to say, is the most wonderful surface to paint on. I bought the board pre-gesso'd and sanded from a bunch of art students on ebay (I need to find them again, they did a great job). I didn't expect painting on board to be so different from painting on illustration paper, but... wow. It was amazing the way that it took the paint.