This was inspired by a weekly challenge posted by Karin Jurick on her blog http://differentstrokesdifferentfolks.blogspot.com/  She is a very talented artist and I like the challenge of the weekly painting.  Since I am having trouble coming up with my own paintings on a weekly basis, at least she will be able to provide me with the inspiration/reference.  I am wanting to use this challenge as a learning experience to improve composition skills (something I need ALOT of work on) as well as using different techniques and tools to have some fun at the same time.