Original Oil Beeswax

I got a beautiful hand-painted postcard today!

It came from Katherine in San Francisco.

She writes, 'My painting is about our community. We (and

the 60,000+ members of Postcrossing) want to give

a part of ourselves to a random like-minded person--and

I think that is beautiful!'

I agree, Katherine! It IS beautiful to give

a part of ourselves,

and I thank you very much for the beautiful card!

Below is the back side of Katherine's card.

I wanted to put it on the blog

because it has such character:

the little 'flip-flops' at the bottom of the card and

the dragonflies on the lower right.

I also appreciate the 'smears' of paint because,

as a painter myself, I 'understand' them!

The card came as I was in the midst of painting

another lighthouse I've been commissioned to paint.

It is Cape Hatteras lighthouse.