Here we go again... As far as first paintings in a location go, this is probably one of the more complex ones. It being the first of hopefully many to be done here, there was a frequent feeling of impatience to get this one done with and see what the next one holds. Each painting is a bit of a surprise for me, and seeing what comes out in the first few days is probably one of the more interesting and immediately rewarding parts. I guess the impatience mostly won out in the end, as there are several bits I could see that could use more definition and refinement to get that ever elusive popping sensation. Bits like the creature's forehead on the left and the dude's tongue in the middle. But, I guess these will have to go down in the permanent record as some sort of signifiers of latent potential, or just laziness or something. As far as the title goes, it was either this or a tamer ****, but given the technical limitations of urls the asterisks just weren't gonna happen. It's meant to be the exasperated exclamation form of the word... what comes out when one is faced with the larger, more incomprehensible, unavoidable realities of life. Knowing that I can go pretty much anywhere there is a corner, a chair, and a place to sleep, set up my easel and start painting is a liberating sort of feeling, makes one almost hopeful for the future.