Mid-January Check-in
January has been off to a busy start. With my resolutions and goals in place, I feel like I have a lot of motivation to work towards them. I’ve also been working on setting boundaries in terms of who and what I say yes to as well as making sure I give myself time to rest and have fun outside of painting and business related work. One way I make sure I have rest and recharge time is setting aside Saturdays as completely work free days and Sundays as paint only days if I decide that I want to work on Sunday.
What I’m working on:
I’m still working on the 30”x40” seashell painting. I’m focused on painting the background, which is sand grains. Lots and lots of sand grains. They’ve been taking a lot of time, but I find them very relaxing to paint. I’ve also been listening to audiobooks while painting, so I find that the time passes quickly when I am working on this.
I posted my first Youtube video! You can watch it here. I’m working on my second video of the month and started planning out some future videos. If you have suggestions of what my future videos should be about, let me know!
I (re)-found an annual art call for a local gallery that is due at the end of the month. I’m going to submit one of my paintings from the California Highway One series that I worked on during the past year and am currently working on the artist statement for the application. Something else that I want to do by February is put the paintings from the California Highway One series up on my website portfolio. I ended up painting 9 paintings in the collection and have been sharing a few of them on my Instagram, and I want to share them on my website as well.
Outings
This past weekend, I went to Davis to see my friend Christina’s solo show Day to Night at the Pence Gallery. The show’s opening reception was this past Friday, and I really enjoyed seeing her work in person as well as talking to her about what it was like to prepare her first solo show. I found her and her work very inspiring!
This update is a quick one. I want to get back to painting my seashell painting. Also, let me know if you want to see something new or different in my bi-weekly updates. They’ve really become a check-in for what I’m currently thinking about and working on, but I’m open to suggestions! Until the next check-in, I hope you are staying warm during these winter months!
