Finding Nemo

“A pool just isn't the same as the ocean. It has no energy. No life.”   
                                                 Linda Gerber

I spent a good portion of the day today painting a mural on my friend's lanai.  My friend, Kathy, and I graduated from high school together.  She married Art and together they have made Florida their home for a number of years.  Mr. Cottage and I always get together with Art and Kathy whenever we winter in Florida.  Because they don't live too far from us, Kathy asked if I would be willing to paint a mural on a wall in their lanai.  A few years ago, they purchased a metal wall sculpture of a school of fish.  They painted the wall a nice shade of turquoise and they asked if I could paint some seaweed to make it look like the fish are really swimming in water.  I met with both of them and we decided to also include coral and a couple of small clown fish.

By the time I finished painting, the afternoon sun was shining in.  Next time Mr. Cottage and I go over their house, I'll try taking another photo to show what it looks like without all the shadows.