Famous artist/illustrator Norman Rockwell said something like: “some paintings are easy to paint and some are very hard”. This painting of a “girl, snake, and an apple” has been kind of hard–but an enjoyable challenge. I think I started this painting around 5 years ago, and have worked a little on it once in awhile over those years. It started as a small sketch of hands, and then became a watercolor painting. A couple years ago I put a lot of scratchy ball point pen lines on it. Tonight I added the “white” apple (using gesso) on the far left and the blue long finger in the middle (those colors will change). It is all in a state of progress… One of the intriguing things I like is that the identity of the person with the eyes and the nature of the conflict between the snake and that person, and who will ultimately win the battle is somewhat of a mystery….is it all related to the Bible story or is it some other story….