Rainy days have begun, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. I find the sound of the rain relaxing. Plus, not wanting to go out in the rain puts me in the mood for crafting and art projects. So today, I made myself some tea, turned on some rainy-day music and broke out my watercolors.
Since it was a rainy-day, I chose a sunny subject to paint.

 So here it is with the first layer of paint. I always start at the top, and of course, with the lightest colors first.

 The reason I always start at the top is so I don't drag sleeve in the paint. If I painted the bottom first, I would get paint on my hand and sleeve reaching over it to paint the top. The problem is that while I am waiting for the first layer of paint at the top to dry, I always put a layer on at the bottom, completely ruining my good sleeve-protecting intentions.

 Here's the beginnings of the clouds, and yes, I did get grey paint from the bottom on my sleeve as I reached up to paint those clouds.

 More layers on the bottom. Had to cover up the sleeve-smudges.

 Beginnings of the foothills and more clouds.

 First bits of shading on Mount Baker.

 Smoothed out the shading and began the treeline.

 Finished treeline, more layers on the bottom.

 Adding the little plants sticking up above in front of the mist.

Finished!

Even when I'm happy with how they turn out, they never compare to the original!
Ooh, also, there's some new items in my etsy shop this week, including some Doctor who, Firefly, and LOST. You should visit my shop and check them out: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Westwoods

So I found and started a temporary job. It involves me waking up at 5:30 am. I've been incredibly lazy since returning home from South Korea, and haven't been consistently waking up before 9, so two early mornings in a row is feeling pretty tough. I'm awfully spoiled, aren't I?
I've also recently gotten myself fingerprinted, and I've been sending out various requests for recommendations from my professors, which is almost as frustrating a task as writing cover letters, but at least I know who to address them to. Meanwhile, I neglected my etsy shop for the first week or so of October, but I've finally posted some more new things. You can check them out at www.etsy.com/shop/westwoods