Thanks, all, for the warm welcome! Nice to see a few familiar handles around here, as well.
Thanks for the avatar compliment, Brushmistress--I'm pretty sure that it's Deedlit. A few years back I switched to this as my general forum avatar, and I can't for the life of me remember where the original pic came from! Now that my mini painting is getting better, I'll probably switch to something I've painted. Nothing specific in mind yet, though. :