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March!

I am on the formal invite! Jumping up and down!

If you read my last sad post you might be thinking at this point I'm bipolar or something. Sad. Jumping up and Down. HA HA! Yeah, maybe....
It's a new month and I'm watching the calendar days shrink down and my future art shows getting closer. I now have a full 4 months until my show at WAAS and about 3 until Baylor. You might think that's PLENTY OF TIME for an artist to make paintings but I'd have to kick you in the shins because that's not true.
In order to pay rent and bills you have to sell works or go to work. This will take time away from you getting work done for your shows. So in a nutshell it's hustle time, time to dance around the bullets being shot at my feet and get that paintbrush moving a little faster. There's a prospective mural project I've been invited to work on which is $$ I NEED to keep my lights on and also a freelance graphic design gig is surfacing I should take as well. Hmmmm....I'm just gonna have to learn how to work on 4 hours of sleep and put myself into overdrive for awhile. But I'll chew on that when it comes. For now- wine and party time!
You're invited to LuminArte Gallery next Saturday March 9  from 7-9pm! I'll have new works on exhibit and am excited to be part of this international lineup! Wine and sangria tasting and also live music. These little outings will be the rare glimpses of your artist hermit friend most likely so come say hi! 
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