My apartment has precisely nothing on the walls. None of the places I've lived ever have, and I quite like it that way.

But I just got a really hairbrained idea that maybe I could go to the craft store and pick up some heavy paper, guache, mod podge, and brushes and recreate Matisse's "The Parakeet and the Mermaid" on my wall.

Not sure if I'd go authentic and do the cutouts or just paint the shapes directly. Either way I'd need something heavy-ish to mount on. It seems a little crazy.

I haven't painted in forever but back in high school the big decision was conservatory auditions, design school portfolio, or... psychology degree. You can all snigger, go ahead. I went with the psychology plan and then dropped out and transfered to a conservatory.