Expectations

This quote could be perceived either positively or negatively. I choose to view it in the positive sense. My interpretation:  While having expectations is beneficial  focusing solely on them we may find ourselves unhappy with life as it comes.  I believe contentment comes from expectations tempered with reality.

This page was an exercise in blue. For some reason I rarely pick up the blue paint.

The bird is a fussy cut of a rubber stamp.  The checkerboard is stenciled with a texture paste. 

Not really a lot going on with this one.