'Snail At Night' Egg Tempera Painting

I've just finished another egg tempera painting! The painting is officially called 'Snail At Night', but I think of him as 'Mr. Snaily'.

It has been raining here every day for quite some days and looks like it'll continue to do so for at least another week. This is great news for me because less laundry is being hung out and more windows in the nearby apartments are being kept closed, with the result that there is a lower density of cleaning chemicals wafting into the apartment. I've also been spending several hours each day out in the fresh air and this is helping to make me more resilient during the time I am at home. This means I'm able to continue painting. For a better explanation of this rather strange paragraph see the last post: 'Breathing One Breath At A Time'.

One rather wet evening late last Fall we decided to go for a walk around the block - and Jazzy (Jasmine, our African Grey parrot) came with us in her travel cage. It was dusk. We came upon a snail out on the town; well, he was on top of a cement post and was heading somewhere. Luckily we had the camera with us and 'Mr. Snaily' turned out to be very photogenic. He inspired the following painting:

The painting is done in egg tempera and is 12 x 8 inches.