Red Pear, Green Pear - Which do I choose?
Most of us artist wear many hats. It often becomes difficult for us to choose which hat to wear each day. We get so comfortable with one, we don't really want to change hats even when we need to. And after all, what we would really like to be doing all the time is just creating & painting. I guess that's what happened to me in the month of October. I did lots of painting but totally ignored my blog. Also, this fall my work was accepted by a gallery in Hot Springs, AR, Artists Workshop Gallery. If you get a chance, visit them in person or online. It's a great co-op gallery of 30 or so artists in historic, downtown, Hot Springs, AR. I will be their featured artist for the month of December. Yeap, this alone has got me on the move & a little off track with other things. And did I mention, I still work several days a week.
So in an effort to get back on track, I will start posting some of the paintings I did in the month of October. Some of them are just small palette knife paintings similar to the ones above. Others, are paintings that took a lot more time in planning & painting.
Just one more note. I know there must be other artist like myself that have a blog & not too many readers. We look at other successful bloggers with a large following & feel like we will never get there or even close; so why bother. Well, for better or worse, this is the way I'm looking at it from now own. It's my art. It's my journey. It's my record of what I have accomplished. Small or great, it's important to me to take the time to reflect and record my thoughts & feelings about what I do. So just remember, your blog or your journal is important. It's part of the process. It gives you an opportunity to look back & see the progress you have made. But the bottom line still remains - I have got to get better at changing hats!
Thanks for listening,
Sarah
