Art Plunge

Work in progress! I'm in the middle of a commission and it feels good to be painting again and to look around and see progress.  I'm learning how to structure my time again and get my stamina back up. And it feels nice to see new projects waiting for completion when I look around. New small work awaits... Today it's back to the grindstone of part time work for the week. My heart is really in the garden right now though, if I must be honest. New babies are springing up... Like strawberries and baby tomatoes. Strawberry plant! Baby tomatoes! The herbs are slowly but surely coming in and the collards are fat and leafy already. I even saw the beginnings of my potato sprout happening yesterday and am excited to see if the grow bags work well for them. I've got garden fever! 🤣 It's my plan to spend as much time outside this season as possible! I have fallen off the social art map and media hustle and it is damn wonderful. Declining all things and just being. Working in t

I've become painfully aware of time since the pandemic started. Not that I was unaware of it before. After the shell shock of everything wore away I realized it was time to pick up the reins to my life and actually drive a path. Not just meander and hope the winds would blow me where I wanted to go. And not let a lot of unhappy circumstances remain unchanged. I made a lot of changes, some of which I won't go into.  But the ones I will:  I started Metabolic Renewal again and am well on my way to crying about how sore my body is as I transform into a fitter, healthier version of myself. I started playing bass again and actually properly training my fingers and am in the process of writing again. I started painting back up. I started business back up. Commissions and art shows and letting creativity fly from my fingers once again. Work in progress Gardening- a joy I could never indulge in much because I had no yard of my own...I now get to find therapy in. Sunshine and soil and la

                Proof I still play with paintbrushes! Trying to mentally get back into the swing of things and ART is on my mind. It has, admittedly, been some time since I've painted anything for myself and the urge is growing. I'm also splitting my time with the bass guitar and also in the middle of an art studio upheaval and trying to get things sorted out so I can sit down to paint. I actually have a potential commission for some work so I need to get sorted quickly! Working on a friend's album art insert this week and planning new work in my brain.  Work at the part time is still fun and I'm learning some new faux finishing techniques like painting wood to mimic crema marfil marble. I'll post the finished piece next week. It's busy and interesting times in my life right now! The little feral is still hanging out with me as I try to find it a proper home while petting it and loving it as much as I can. It now tolerates pets and purrs loudly and doesn't s