Figured it out

When do you confidently say "I figured it all out"?
Does that time ever come?
Being an artist,
Striving for recognition, appreciation, and achievement,
It's hard to know when you've got it.
Does being a Jeff Koons or a Chuck Close mean you've made it?
Made what exactly?
An impression on the public?
If that's what we are all striving for then I consider myself on the right path.
I've made some many great connections:
Small town business owners,
Self-taught curators,
Bakery owners that just admire creators and help then to share with the world.
These are great people.
And if they remember me and the impression my artwork left on them,
Then maybe I have figured it out.


2014 was a strong year for me.
Mainly because I had two months off of work.
Let's not deny it,
That time gave me a lot.
A lot of time to think,
To create,
To invent,
To experiment,
To take risks,
To do and keep doing and do a lot.
I made a lot of new paintings.
And promoted my work well,
Having over 6 shows just that year,
And being published in a magazine-
My personal best.
But I don't see 2015 as a challenge to do better.
I see it as a challenge to do something different,
And something new and exciting.
So cheers to a good year,
Full of new possibilities,

And, as always, wood grain.