Loves to Laugh! hehehe (self characature)

6"x6" oil on gessoed masonite artboard

"There once was a man with a wooden leg named Smith"
"Oh yeah, what was the name of his other leg?"
- from Mary Poppins, the movie

First fact- today is a self-portrait day among us DailyPainters.com!!!

Yep, tell me a joke, the goofier, the better. Tell me a story, give us a tune, sing your song. I just love to laugh...and those that know me will probably recognize this picture from the hearty har-har all over my face, the downward slope of the eyes, and wild hair (before I recently chopped it all off in back!)

I don't know why that particular joke came to mind, (except I am humming this goofy song now...."loves to laugh, ha-ha-ha!"...) but we do have a 'family story' related to this one. From the time my daughters were toddlers they would watch this movie (Mary Poppins) until they could repeat it verbatim. It wasn't until they were in middle school that we were talking about goofy jokes....and one daughter suddenly gets this wide-eyed look. "I just got that joke....now I know what they are talkin' about". I laughed harder than I ever had. I couldn't believe this brilliant offspring of mine had gone for so many years not "getting it"....aww. I still love her...& yes, she really is brilliant...and funny!.

Gosh look at all that reflective shine on this little painting- is that my 'inner-sparkle'?? or perhaps really wet oil paint? umm- we don't hafta tella soul!

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