Leya, that is so cute. So nice to hear that kids still play in the woods and build forts. It was my own favorite activity as a young girl and I had my very own jack knife too! I have a dream to have a fort in the woods some day. I call that dream, Dear Treehouse.
We are getting hammered by that storm right now, in the form of freezing rain and high winds. Well not really hammered, by East Coast standards, but a bit slippy for driving on the 417.
Can't wait to see the result of your experimenting with your new paintings. You really have peaked my interest. One of these days, I'm going to buy one of your paintings. There is one whitish one on your website that I can't stop looking at.