Bird of Paradise

I've been procrastinating about doing my own framing. But, two juried shows I want to enter are coming up, so I thought I better get serious. I bought a gizmo that shoots thingys in the frame to hold your work in, some pre-cut museum glass and spacers. I "tested" two frames over paintings I've done over the last six months. While doing this, I ran across an older pastel I did on a black board. The flash went off, so the black-on-black strokes show up more than they do in person. Oh well, this will have to do for today's post!