First Post of 2009!

So lets see.
Not a lot happened since my last blog.
I did take some days off to just hang out, which was really nice.

I started back to getting work yesterday, and I feel really good about it.
I began the paintings for the Surface Gallery, in Bakersfield, for my show in June.

I also started some new paintings for the Fact and Fancy Gallery in Brooklyn.

I am having a hard time deciding on what to paint.
I know what I am painting for Fact and Fancy, but I am relatively clueless about Surface. I have several ideas, but nothings seems cohesive. Sometimes I feel so schizophrenic when it comes to my ideas for paintings. I feel all over the place...
Michael says to just go for it. Just paint what I want without thinking about it too much.
Maybe I will. See what happens.

Last night while browsing Flickr I came across these two blogs that I found really inspiring.
The first is Obsessive Consumption. A daily drawing of something she bought that day. I love this. So much. She also lives in Portland, and that makes me happy.

The other one I found is My Love for You is a Stampede of Horses. Some amazing artists to check out. Sigh. So many amazing artists. I got lost there for quite some time.

Well, I hope everyone is having a good start to the New Year. So far so good here.
A little over fourth months to go...

My Body Hurts

I pushed myself to hard yesterday.

I ran a few miles, then decided it would be a good idea to run stairs.

On top of that I danced my ass off at Lounge, and drank too much. It never fails either. No matter how late I stay out, no matter how much I drink, no matter how tired I am...I wake up everyday at 7:30 am.

My body is tired and achy and I have so much work to do.

I've been asked to be part of a group show in Brooklyn. It's going to be at this little space, the Fact and Fancy little shop. Cute! I am trying to get three paintings, maybe four, done by the time I leave on Wednesday. They need them by May 20th, and seeing as I am going to be in Brooklyn during that time, I thought I would just drop them off while I am there. I almost said that I couldn't do it, but then I thought about it, and was like....how many opportunities does a person get to be part of a group show in Brooklyn?

So I said yes.

I am tired and cranky and I seriously want to eat a pint of ice cream.

ps. The Cranbrook graduation was really cool. Very informal, very entertaining, and there was even a wedding ceremony at the end. It made me contemplate graduate school...but that's another blog :)