Thought Thursday: Another Update, Still Here

Current work in progress

I’ve tried to post an update for the last few days. Still making art. Actually, becoming a mom seems to have made me more artistic and more focused as the time to paint is limited. I’m trying new things, challenging myself, and it’s scary as hell. Good things take time, some practice, and a lot of heart.

I’ve been doing a Fall and Spring cleaning lately as well, facing the realities of my artwork - does someone what this piece? Do I need to paint over it? Do I trash it? Thus some friends have/are taking paintings, some I’ve painted over to reuse the canvas, and some have or will end up in the trash.

I’m okay with this. Growth means starting over or getting rid of something weighing you down. Some art ends up in good homes. It’s all a balance, and one I continue to look forward to.

Currently Listening: Oceans of Slumber - self titled album

Currently Watching: Babylon 5 - Season 1

Studio Sunday: To-Do List

Welp, so much for starting to blog again right? Looking at this site again after several months made me realize how much I need to update this week. For what it’s worth, I made a 2021 resolution to get this website updated and start blogging at least once a month, do the bare minimum.

I still need to update a page of work from 2019-2020, plus finish adding all photos of work from the 2019 52 page project, paintings that are paintings for better or worse.

Oh, and start a 2021 page as well, I have paintings that are almost completed and need a space.

More soon, take care, be kind.

Currently Listening: Oceans of Slumber - self-titled album
Currently Watching: The Expanse

Thoughtful Tuesday: What is Time Anymore?

Hi to anyone still keeping up with this - it’s been a while. I came on here to tweak a few things and came across a draft I never posted from January. It is now September, almost October. Instead of doing a brand new post as intended, I edited what was to be the January post and posting that instead.

“Help I’m alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer.“ - lyrics from “Help I’m Alive” by Metric

It’s 2020 and over a year since I last posted. Despite lack of updates, I’m proud to say I did do 52 Paintings in 2019, one a week, for better or worse. All while this was going on though, what happened in 2019 that kept me from doing more updates aside from just forgetting and procrastinating?

• Got a new position at work

• Got pregnant

• Grandmother fell ill

• Parents moved

In one way or another, these all inspired a painting in some way. My project did impact other paintings, but with my project I was still able to explore new ideas and textures. At the start of this year, I had my baby and grandma passed away. It’s been one hell of a month.

How am I able to now post? For one thing, I’ve learned how to baby wrap, and also getting the hang of motherhood. I’m hoping with this I’ll be able to go back to creating. I already have a few ideas, some inspired by joy and others by sadness. Things will be slow, but things will come together. I’m still and always will be an artist.

Let’s get this show back on track, but on a new track.

What Day is it?

“Help I’m alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer.“ - lyrics from “Help I’m Alive” by Metric

It’s 2020 and over a year since I last posted. Despite lack of updates, I’m proud to say I did do 52 Paintings in 2019, one a week, for better or worse. All while this was going on though, what happened in 2019 that kept me from doing more updates aside from just forgetting and procrastinating?

• Got a new position at work

• Got pregnant

• Grandmother fell ill

• Parents moved

• Early labor

In one way or another, these all inspired a painting in some way. My project did impact other paintings, but with my project I was still able to explore new ideas and textures. At the start of this year, I had my baby and grandma passed away. It’s been one hell of a month.

How am I able to now post? For one thing, I’ve learned how to baby wrap, and also getting the hang of motherhood. I’m hoping with this I’ll be able to go back to creating. I already have a few ideas, some inspired by joy and others by sadness. Things will be slow, but things will come together. I’m still and always will be an artist.

Let’s get this show back on track, but on a new track.