sat·is·fac·tion
[sat-is-fak-shuh
n]
noun
1. an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
2. the state of being satisfied; contentment.
3. the cause or means of being satisfied.
4. confident acceptance of something as satisfactory, dependable, true, etc.
6. the opportunity to redress or right a wrong, as by a duel.
7. payment or discharge, as of a debt or obligation.
8. Ecclesiastical .
a. an act of doing penance or making reparation for venial sin.
b. the penance or reparation made.
I'll take Number 2, please.
For right now...don't know how long it will last...
But when you have a state of contentment, it's not really important to ponder how long it might last. What is important is to enjoy it as much as possible, treasure it, harvest every last kernel of it.
Here is what I did today:
Old sheet music from Mom's stuff, I chose "Wind Beneath My Wings". I don't remember her ever playing that, but it seemed the appropriate choice for this piece. I sketched her out with a #2 pencil, then did some outlining with a very fine tip marker. Jessie's prettiest features are her eyes and her lips. The lips are the tiniest bit wrong, but you wouldn't know that unless I told you. 
I am fairly new to watercolors, I have only dabbled. But I have studied and questioned what I like so much about the medium. My friend, TL, had to point out to me that the watercolors I like most were layered. Many layers of colors add the depth that I like.
Layers, however, take patience. You have to wait for some layers to dry before adding others on top. Also, this is not watercolor paper, it's very old, yellowed sheet music. I had a couple of spots that the paint reacted to the paper differently than everywhere else. I thought I was finished here, but look at the base of Jessie's neck....looks like a fingerprint.
Okay, for fear of really screwing this up, it is finished. I 'fixed' the neck, I think it looks better.
Jessie and I both like it. Do you?
