About a year ago, my sister-in-law showed me a picture of a beautiful painting my other sister-in-law had painted. It portrayed a cafe at night, with golden light spilling out of the windows. She told me it had been created by a paint-by-number kit. I was astonished! It was so professional looking.
So, last Christmas I requested a paint-by-number kit and I began working on it. To my dismay, the numbers were so tiny I had to use a magnifying glass to see them. Some of the areas were also so small I needed the magnification to paint them. It was a gorgeous picture, and I really wanted to paint it, but it was difficult for me. I completed about a quarter of the painting, which is quite large. Finally, it became so tedious and frustrating that I had to step away.
But that small amount of painting I had completed inspired me to try acrylic painting free hand. I purchased canvas and paints, watched YouTube videos, and began painting. I went slowly, and had to paint over some places several times, especially the sky. After several weeks of working on the painting a bit every day, I had completed my painting of a willow tree with a stream nearby and trees and flowers on a countryside. It is very amateur, but it was fun and mostly relaxing. I have another canvas and a lot of paint left, so I plan to continue painting. If I ever create something worthy of sharing, I will post a picture of it. But that certainly won’t be soon, or ever!
A Little Bit of Everything, With Love 
That’s terrific, Lisa. Maybe next time you’ll show us your beautiful work. Keep painting!
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Thank you, Nancy. I hope the next one is worthy of sharing. 😂
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Awww I’m disappointed that you didn’t add the picture. I’ve painted a bit with oils, and I was really happy with my first attempt, because you could actually tell what it was!! 😅😅😜
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That’s exactly how I felt, Vero! 😂
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😂😂😂
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I wish you would post them when you’re finished. Art is meant to be shared.
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I hope you keep your painting up and share them with us. I was always useless at it but loved art, and history of art formed a part of my university degree.
That first painting you mention sounds like Nighthawks, by Edward Hopper. An evocative painting about which I have written.
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I can’t wait to look it up. Thank you, Clive.
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You can see it in my post: https://takeiteasyblog.uk/2026/02/19/some-art-and-a-tune/
That one was picked by WordPress for their ‘Freshly Pressed’ feature. As a result it is miles clear at the top of my all time top ten posts. That was five months ago and it still gets several ‘likes’ a week!
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It is a Fantastic post, Clive – the artwork, your commentary and insights, the song, the video – all so awesome. Thank you so much for sharing this ❤️❣️
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Thank you, Lisa, I’m pleased you liked it. I’m assuming I was correct in my guess about the painting?
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