Well, Mistah Rhet Santa must have been psychic. A Nikon D70 was wrapped beneath my tree with my name on the tag!!!
"Oh, mah! What a lovely surprise...way more than I could have saved for considering the cost of painting supplies and my January, 2005 class with Chris Saper." she sighed.
"Nevah' did ah expect such an generous and extravagent gift," she said modestly," while batting her eyelashes and crossing her fingers behind her back, eyes cast shyly upon the ground.
According to comments from my one and only painting post in the oil critique section, (My Teddy...) my next post should have a wonderful photo reference. AND BOY COULD I USE ONE!!! I continue to try to paint from requests of friends and their snapshots. Arghhh! The few times that I have had good references, the painting almost painted itself. What a relief it will be to learn to use this wonderful Santa gift.
So there you have it. I'm launched. Up, up and away. Next stop, Sorg Easel.
PS It wasn't REALLY a "shy, modest response," that resulted in seeing the D70, but a war-hoop that resulted from seeing this wonderful camera! A quiet, modest MO isn't really my style. And, now, I plan to ask Mike a few billion questions about photography. Look out, Mike M.
