Claudia with or without patterns

I was asked last night at a meeting unrelated to art whether the pressure of an upcoming show was a distraction. The meeting was a distraction (although we are planning Civil War programming for the library and how cool is that?)!

I was painting until I fell asleep, not quite brush-in-hand. And this morning, back at it. I'm at the point of choosing whether to further resolve the patterns in fabrics (Vuillard, what should I do?) or go with the brushing which is a huge part of what makes my work mine. Will be thinking about that.

The soundtrack this morning was a big help. I decided not to play the music of a 13-year-old but instead my stuff -- Deja Vu, Rain on Me, Back on the Chain Gang...