I was busy. I felt like I hadn't painted in years. As a gift to myself for my 38th birthday I requested an 8-5pm day to paint alone.

The rules, which I made up, were that I had one day to start and finish. It would be a work on Salvaged wood panel in acrylic. I would not go back in to change the painting after the birthday had passed.

I did an Instagram poll of five family photographs to see which one I should give my birthday of painting to. One of the photos of Matt dancing with the girls won the poll. I can hardly think of a more joyful scene.