Is it a sort of "Portrait of Dorian Grey," type affair, puting all your ills into the image and taking them away from yourself? If so I should think it is pretty effective from the state poor old skelly is in. BTW tjohn I thought you were going to stay well, oh life can be so cruel at times. My mood can effect the direction my work takes, but I've usually got 3-4 ideas on the go all the time so a glum picture can take on a happy feel and the other way round. If I start an image when I'm really down though you can bet it will be an absolute disaster. Catlin