I’ve been busy the past several nights making time for friends/family, so I haven’t been able to paint. After about 3-4 weeks of painting consistently, it’s absolutely driving me crazy and my mind is consumed with painting ideas.

Inspiration abounds. I’m jotting ideas down and re-visiting ideas I crafted a while back. Refining. Honing.

But I did manage to set up my first oil painting workshop! Some friends from work, but definitely my “artist’s circle” of friends that can only help. I’m no expert painter (is anyone really, ever?) but I’m a damned good instructor and facilitator and I’m looking forward to it (in 2 weeks). I’ll post some pics from the workshop!

I also just discovered Hazel Dooney, whose work I think is fantastic in its originality and edginess, and that inspires me to be me.

And isn’t that what art is all about?

I can tell you one thing, being a corporate cube drone is NOT all about being me. Patience, perseverance, and painting. That’s what I’m doing now. As my portfolio grows and as my trepidation shrinks, I intend to start making noise.

In the mean time, this j-o-b thing is frustrating the heck out of me.