A few months ago, I was asked by one of my nearest & dearest friends if I could paint her a peacock picture to hang over her bed in her new apartment. "Easy peezy," I said, hoping my mother's artistic talents and mastery of rendering all things peacock were swimming in my genes, ready to prove themselves at any moment. It wasn't until last week that I realized said friend's birthday was fast approaching and it was high time I put myself to the test. Who knows how much practice it would take to produce something I could be proud of. Like I said, she's a very close friend of mine, and she would probably feel obligated to showcase the piece even if it were horrendously ugly. And she does not like ugly. Like, REALLY doesn't like ugly. So..... I have decided to dedicate the next month to painting strictly peacocks. Here's painting #1:
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