Slow & Stressed

I’m still not painting, yet I’ve been working. Days rush by, and my To-do list is getting smaller, but I can’t seem to get off my ass to paint. It’s really bumming me out. It’s making me feel like a lazy bum. I feel like I used to paint every day. I mean, I did. Maybe I just didn’t have a shitload of other things to do at the same time? I don’t know. Getting the show prepared is all that’s going on right now. I have no time for anything else.

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The Myth of Competition

What if I told you that there was no such thing as competition in the visual art world? You’d think I was probably delusional, right? Well, maybe I am, but hear me out because it’s based on theory and my observation.

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What Matters?

Since I purchased my first easel, I’ve had the words “What Matters?” written on them somewhere where I can see them right in front of my face. It’s to remind me of the obvious, but so much more… 

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Permission to Self

I’ve struggled for a long time, beating myself up for how I work. Some may say it’s very ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) But, I’ve always considered myself more having OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).

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