A Junky

Preparations for First Friday left me with a serious jones for painting in acrylic on canvas.

I had no idea this would happen.

No idea that opaque brush painting would be so intoxicating.

99% of my digital images have gradient backgrounds.

Gradients in the real world are best achieved - at least in my experience - with spray paint.

So, before I can once again taste the sweet, sweet high of brush-painting acrylic, I have to spray gradient backgrounds.

The problem is, I live in an apartment.

Apartments are usually not the best place to spray-paint large canvases.

But I am hooked.

So, I have draped the spare bedroom in dropcloths, turned my ancient combo-ladder into an easel, built a spray booth out of foam core and ordered the most powerful and silent compressor I could find/afford.

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Because of Veteran's Day, I have a three-day weekend. I looked forward to having the compressor, a Rolair Jc10, on Friday, Saturday at the latest

Did I mention I am a junky?

The compressor shipped from Grand Forks, ND on November 6. So much for everything being made in Asia. If it had been built in Taiwan, it would have shipped from Los Angeles and I would have it already.

All week I obsessively checked the shipping stats, lamenting that my compressor would not get back on the truck and hasn't called me and won't answer my texts.

It arrived in Las Vegas at 11AM Friday, November 9th.

On Saturday, November 10th on the FedEx website, I saw "Scheduled for delivery next business day" and I realized it was not going to be delivered until Monday.

I can't wait anymore. I need to paint. So I had it held at the facility so I can go and get it myself Monday morning.

I must paint.