> ...and I am strictly monogamous. No other programme for me, but
> many thanks for your honest suggestion.

I appreciate the sentiment, I really do! :) But at the same time I'd hate for you to limit yourself unnecessarily!

Anyway, I can understand that it can be hard to find time to mess around with other things. But when you do get in the mood to experiment at some point, you should give ArtRage a try, it is quite a lot easier than the Painter program that you tried before, it has a very clean and simple approach that I think you would appreciate.

- Michael