If you notice, I have begun compiling various Art Community gatherings of blog hops, link lists and other such inspirational meetings of creative people. I made a list of the topics that caught my eye this week and decided to challenge myself. Use as many topics as possible in one painting within 1.5 hours. Admittedly it ended up being 2 hours with clean-up and photography, etc… But without further ado: “The chickens were celebrating their shiny new chicken coop in the bright rays of the morning sun. One of the ways they celebrated was with confetti (kernels and popcorn).” I am quite proud of this piece given my self-imposed restraints. I also decided to play around with paper-cutting/collage which is not something I normally do. In fact, aside from the clouds and the popcorn and the shadows, everything is paper that you see. So much fun. My desk is an utter mess! I have so many projects going on right now. It’s lovely. Paintings. Marketing projects. Journaling. Packaging. Mess. Mess. Mess. Oh and I’m linking up to Illustration Friday “Shiny” , Creative Tuesdays “Celebrations”, Inspiration Avenue “Chickens”, and Ice Cream Inspirations “Rainbow Sherbet”. I hope you too are having a lovely, messy, creative day!