I was looking at the cedar count day and it confirmed my already sneaking suspicions, that yes I was sick in part due to the $8!**!! cedar allergens in the air. Which is funny when you think about it because, one of the things I like to paint alot of are trees. But, if you notice my trees have no pollen on them, nor are they cedar trees. I think my trees would probably represent an oak tree if I had to pick one. The tree in itself does’nt really matter for my purposes, it’s more of a symbolic gesture. A way of grounded everything to the earth. Oh yeah and did I mention that I am also allergic to everything that grows outside ( basically nature). This is even funnier if you think about it , because all of my paintings are based on NATURE, or at least some element of nature. So in closing, the things that I love to paint, are the very things that I am allergic to. Oh well at least I am able to type this from inside the house with a box of tissues on one side, and my latest Trees of Life painting on the other.