Update 5: Better Bird & Another 'hood

There's no question painting like this is work. Very satisfying, but work none the less.

Those of you with kids of a certain age will be familiar with the character Dory from the movie Finding Nemo. The voice over was done by Ellen Degeneres. Dory is an ocean fish with short term memory loss who befriends the lead character, a clownfish named Marlin on his quest to find his missing son. Anyway, Dory's sage advice to a disheartened and frightened Marlin is to just-keep-swimming... just-keep-swimming.


just-keep-painting... just-keep-painting...just-keep-painting...

Tom Waits is a true American genius. Lately I start my day with Get Behind the Mule. If that's a little harsh I also really like John Hammond's version.

Pin your ear to the wisdom post
Pin your eye to the line
Never let the weeds get higher
Than the garden
Always keep a sapphire in your mind
Always keep a diamond in your mind


Got to get behind the Mule
In the morning and plow
Got to get behind the Mule
In the morning and plow
Got to get behind the Mule
In the morning and plow