Marilyn Monroe Painting by Amanda Delight

Created for Beyond Beads in Anchorage, Alaska

The first layer. Using thin washes of grey,

I mapped out the proportions and composition.

Second layer.

Starting to build up the layers of oil paint.

Third layer.

Facial features and hair take form.

This painting is for sale at Beyond Beads

located on 6th between D and C Street, suite 132E

outside on the lower level of 5th Ave Mall

Food Log

0800 - yogurt

1230 - veggie wrap

1700 - trail mix

1900 - 1 mile on the precore 100i

3 sets of 10 vertical chest at 60lbs

3 sets of 10 compound row at 60lbs

3 sets of 10 pec fly at 40 lbs

3 sets of 20 situps on the stability ball with an 8lbs weight on my chest

3 sets of 5 pushups on the stability ball

3 sets of 15 medicine ball passes

I then finished with

3 sets of 20 sec planks

2000 - small green salad with chick and a half a cup of tomato soup

I was too busy at work today to get in more meals.

I was lacking energy and took a 30 min nap before heading to the gym.

Sometimes its difficult to stick to a plan when needing balance.

Watching men lift while I stretch is what I call multitasking.