I started this painting for Jane about a month before Christmas. I didn’t exactly plan on rushing it, but I also didn’t expect to spend 3 months on it. I can’t say I’m 100% happy with it, but I suspect that I never would be.

Still, it turned out pretty decent for not having painted in like 12 years. I’m hoping that I’ll keep it up and be encouraged to paint a little more often. It is tedious but fun. I’m too used to getting the instant results off the computer without having to really mix colors.

For those who don’t know (I’m imagining that is most of you), this is based on a Japanese game where you control a character (the Prince in green on the right) who rolls up objects as his ball of junk gets bigger and bigger. Eventually you are rolling up people, cars, buildings, even cities. I pictures him here rolling up our dog and cat that both passed away in the last couple of years. They were pretty special to us.