Moving.
Hanging an art show.
Buying furniture cause you have none.
Feeling super poor because you just moved.
Birthdays.
Euphoria.
Launching-of-a-new-project-at-work stress.
Being sick for a week and missing a lot of work.
Which means not getting paid.
Which means feeling super poor again.
Pfft....pahahahah.
I guess I'm feeling like I need excuses today.
Excuses for not painting.
But I just bought a new art cabinet,
And set it up filled with supplies,
Waiting to be used and abused over my chaotic, creative process.
Picking up my paintings from Race St. Cafe in Old City, Philadelphia this weekend.
They had a great run.
Sometimes, we use "life" as an excuse.
Life is crazy.
Life is too hectic.
Such a busy life.
Life has caught up to me.
That is my current reasoning.
And it isn't a good one.
Being in the process of moving has caused dilemmas in the painting category.
Where to paint.
When can I paint.
I officially move into a new apartment in two weeks.
But I also secured a solo show to be hung the beginning of August.
I thrive on deadlines.
I have a goal. 5 big paints, 4 small for my newest series.
Here is the start of the 5th big one.
Being back in the game, with colorful hands and roughed up knees, feels so good.
Give it up for floor painters like me.
Things are looking up.
Pretty soon I'll have much more time for my artwork.
AND a show in the summer.
My goals for this year have been suppressed because of my present situation.
But I will not let that deter me from accomplishing them soon.
Everyone's "soon" is different.
For now, here's a sneak peek into my new striped series:
I would have updated yesterday, but living in a house without internet can be very debilitating.
So I also apologize for the quick, unprofessional photo.
But I must update!
And here she is:
I am genuinely so proud of this.
It's a significant feeling when you feel a breakthrough in your artwork.
So much different than the real world.
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,
What started in August of 2013 finally continues in the New Year.
Isn't it funny how we revert back to things only once we realize, "Hey....that was a good idea. I enjoyed that."
Continuing my striped series. It was a good thing.
And it soothes me.
My last art show of the year.
It was a good one.
A bit stressful, being a pop up art show and all.
Planned on a Wednesday. Hung Saturday. Opening reception Sunday.
Woo! What a week that was.
But a surprisingly good turn out for last minute art viewing in the middle of December!
Here's some glamour shots.
The Chaotic Mind versus The Organized Mind
Close-Up
The Continuous String of Thought
My roommate in college and a huge supporter.
Oh, and my striped-series idea.
Looking forward to 2015 and all the artistic obstacles.
My goal is to be in a gallery, any gallery, in the city of Philadelphia.
