Next painting, great therapy!

I'm so excited about this. I've already started the second painting, this time an orange tabby kitten. He's so adorable--I'm sure he'll find a good home soon. Reading about him and looking at his photo, I was inspired to experiment more with color, and I think the result is really going to look nice. Bright oranges, cool peaches, vibrant blues... Fun fun fun to paint.

This project was born not 72 hours ago, and it's amazing how different I feel. Sunday, December 5 and the days leading up to it were dull, sad, sometimes even depressing. I didn't know what to do, I didn't know how to feel, how to react. But as I painted Willa, that weight got a little lighter, When her painting was done, I didn't feel any of those heavy feelings. They were replaced by sparks of excitement, nervousness, hope. 

Yesterday, I woke up feeling down again, but not nearly as much as before. Those feelings gradually slipped away with each click through PetFinder.com for my next subject. As I lifted my pen to paint, excitement again. Almost too much to contain. And today, I woke up and didn't feel down. I woke up looking forward to what the day would bring. I'm so thankful for Shelter Painter. Already this project has helped me, and I hope it will help cats too. 

New painting tomorrow or Friday!

Beka