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I've been playing around with a new style for me and this is the first finished piece I'm happy with showing. I'm working to marry my love for the flat colors I use in my vector pieces (Adobe Illustrator) and my digital paintings. It was incredibly fun. I think I'll be working more with this.

That makes twenty of these that I've done now. Four weeks of AWAD. Does that make me a gascon? ;)

Gascon: noun: A braggart.
adjective: Boastful.

Wouldn't we all like to have that much wealth to play around with!

Sybarite: noun: A person devoted to luxury and pleasure.

This week sure is turning out to be a treat. It really helps when the words are more about defining objects than concepts.

Damascene: verb tr.: To inlay a metal object with gold or silver patterns; to gild.
noun: A native or inhabitant of Damascus.
adjective:
1. Relating to Damascus or the Damascenes.
2. Having a wavy pattern as on Damascus steel.
3. Sudden and significant.

Today's word: Paladin. Defender of the weak. Just don't stand too close during an electrical storm.

Paladin: noun
1. A strong supporter of a cause.
2. A heroic champion.