Art Plunge

My resolve was to make LOTS OF UPWARD PROGRESS this year and I have not disappointed myself yet. We are on the second month of the new year and I've successfully gotten back into painting, created a whole new art identity that garners more sales and totally re-strategized my art career. And did I mention I got a raise aside from giving myself a raise in my studio? I have sold out of new originals the same day I post them- repeatedly! How does one do that? You start telling yourself you are worth it. YOU ARE WORTH IT. And you start clearing away all the things that tell you otherwise. You start making time for your work and your business, you start being focused about what you are trying to achieve every day. When you log into social media you have a purpose and a plan. You make your work strong and you show up and show up REAL.  You make hard choices and yep - sometimes you gotta cut the fat and write the goodbye notes. You are looking out for your best interests and your life and ...

  These pieces were sold and collected last week in my second round of posting originals up for grabs. I am really feeling the support right now- which is great because I'm on the cusp of lots of changes. (Another one that was collected, I really enjoyed the color palette!) I started the year totally swamped with other people's dreams and no time for my own. I'm happy to say that this week at least one of those time eaters has fallen away. Now I just have one more to wrestle with. It's good to constantly evaluate what is working for you and what isn't. If it eats up all my time, barely pays and I don't feel valued - it gets cut. If I feel at all like my time or feelings aren't considered- I have no space for it. Because I know I can paint for my lovely people and they can support me- I have the power to kick things to the curb that don't serve me. (All SOLD and collected last week!) So I'm moving forward and trying to focus on my business and art and...

  The three newest originals, all collected... A long time ago I had time to work on my larger works and my smaller works too. Smaller works are great because they don't take days or weeks to complete and most people have a small space somewhere that they need a little art for.  My goal is still painting the bigger pieces and getting some art shows going again... While providing small pieces that are affordable still for my collectors and friends. The icy shut down gave me some time so I sat down to get some painting done. I was liking the direction and feeling inspired, it felt good to do these intuitive pieces again. It feels a lot like PLAY and also like solving a puzzle.  I posted a teaser shot and the messages came rolling in. People wanted them already. Before I could even put them up for sale. I was happy my collector friends were getting some new fresh work for 2023 and also that I was making my rent money happen since the ice killed my work that week. My people w...