The straggler....

Yes. I have a straggler.  One of the six paintings I was planning to ship off today decided that even though she was the first to arrive at the party she was also going to be the last to leave. Here's her story:   I picked her dress as soon as I was invited to participate in Nahcotta's "Spring" show and the crow on her head was a must have accessory.   But then,  this little lady kind of skulked off on her own in that oh-so-close-to-complete state while I worked on five other paintings.  It was only as the party was breaking up and everyone was just about to hit the road  that she got her second wind and demanded a bit of oil paint.  Really?  Slow as a snail's pace drying oil paint?  I couldn't say no.  It was just exactly what she needed.  So I added a bit of Walnut Alkyd to the oil paint to speed up the drying process and am blowing on her each time I walk by in hopes of being able to finish her by this evening.  Tomorrow I will load up the fed-ex box and ship off a group of six "Spring" paintings and give you a sneak peek.  Until then I'll be watching paint dry....sigh.