The last step I had to do to get my 2010 calendar ready to go was to add whiskers to Patches, the cat in my painting, entitled Shady Patches. I always say that my paintings aren’t done until they’re sold, and since this one wasn’t sold I could still play with it. In fact, I practically repainted it this year!

It’s amazing how much more I can see as time goes on. I thought this painting was done. Heck, I had already had it made into notecards! And then I started to see things, like angles that weren’t quite right, or a need for more sunlight, and other things, all of which I corrected.

But then, here I was designing my new calendar a couple of weeks ago and realized that Patches was missing her whiskers! OMG! She now has her whiskers.

My calendar will be going to press this week.