The Unexpected, Joke's drawing challenge

Oh the possibilities!!! When Joke first proposed this brilliant theme for our drawing challenge I just had so many ideas that I didn't know where to turn first. Can you imagine the art which can come from THE UNEXPECTED? Oh I can, and I think I love it!So, here in Rain City, we got a bit of unexpected sunshine. It came streaming into the bedroom this morning and lit up my butterflies and made sparkly prism stars thru my collection of hat pins on the little window ledge in my closet.And as I sat there glorying in the sun and having my tea, I thought of all the new beginnings this year. I thought about all the art I made last year, and all the new art to come. and I planned and sipped my tea. And then I had a second cup......and then it hit me. A new New Year is almost upon us. A Chinese Lunar year completely chock-a-block with the unexpected. New surprises, new challenges and new happiness to look forward to. Last year, the year of the horse, I painted myself those three horses symbolising so much to me. And this year is the year of the green, wood sheep.Green wood sheep...hmm...that to me sounded like a bighorn sheep, running wild and free thru the forests and mountains, not a penned up lamb on a farm. A big majestic bighorn.And so I picked up my oils, chose a piece of driftwood...which, to me, symbolises my Pacific West Coast, and I painted that bad boy right there on it.And there we have it. The unexpected...bring it on. :DAnd when the Lunar New Year dawns on February 4th, I'll be ready. :DThank you so much Joke. Can't wait to see everyone's unexpected works. You all know by now that you can pop by Joke's this weekend to visit everyone, don't you? Sure you do. :D You're drawing challenge savvy like that. ;)