I thought I might note that Day 5 doesn't necessarily mean the 5th calendar day. My schedule doesn't allow me to paint 7 days a week. Additionally, I like to work on several paintings or projects as once. This is helpful because there are times when the paint needs to dry or at least thicken up a bit. And there are times when I need to take a step back and get a fresher perspective.

I've come to appreciate the saying, "You can't see the forest for the trees". Often I have my nose so deep in the painting that I really can't see it as a whole. Taking a day or two off can really help with that. I walk in and look at it and suddenly I see exactly what I need to do. There is definitely a magic to painting and love those moments!

As you can see in this image, I got past the paint-by-number stage! The colors are beginning to blend well, the shapes and colors are beginning to align, and she is actually starting to look like K. That's always a relief!