Before I moved my webcam (see 6/29 post here) I had a digital clock in the lower left corner of view.  The purpose was to prove it was a 24 hour camera even when the lights were off at night.  It was mounted on the wall, out of my field of vision.  I've been hesitant to move the clock because under the new set-up, it WOULD be in my field of vision and (a) I don't like to know what time it is while I paint and (b) it's REALLY bright orange.

Today I moved the clock back in view.  My simple solution: unplug it when I paint.