Monet, and her white trash easel...

So, I have taken up painting. I have always wanted to do it and being that I have plenty of free time in the land down under, I decided that now was the right time to start. Plus if it turned out terrible I could trash it here, and no one in America would know any better. But really who knows, I could get good at this....?

So what did I need? A canvas, paints, paintbrushes, and an easel. After purchasing my small supplies I returned home. Where would I find an easel that I could afford, or at least cheap enough that I didn't feel bad leaving it in OZ? After much searching and thinking, I came up with a brilliant plan. I would use the ladder that has been in our living room for the last few days. Genius, yes. Slightly white trash, very.

The sad thing is that the ladder itself was not the most white trash part of this scenario. The trailer park part was that I couldn't figure out how to get the canvas to stay on the new easel. I needed something to tie it to the ladder, but with what? I had no string, no yarn, no pull- ties... but I did have a plastic bag. So I rolled that up and used it to tie my canvas to the ladder.

Oh yes, my white trash easel was now complete and I could begin. I didnt know exactly what I was going to paint, I had the colors I wanted to use and an idea, but as the painting progressed what I had in mind slowly evolved. I am calling it "Outback" (very original) but it does have hints of dessert and sand with a red sky. Take a look and maybe you'll see something different.