How do I find the time????

I definitely need MORE time. Of course, I choose it to be that way. Now I’m thinking I want to spend more time painting. What will I give up to do that? It can’t be cleaning because I’ve already given that up. In fact, that’s a bit of a lie. Giving it up suggests I once had it to give up. I never have. Ask my mom. She’ll be kind, she always is.

I know, I should (hate the word should, suggests guilt) give up “Word with Friends”, the iphone app that is rather addictive. That would be the best thing to give up. Or maybe just limit it to time I have to wait…like in a waiting room for a doctor…or, hope this isn’t too personal, the, hmmm, better not say.

Here’s what I’m getting at, I WANT to paint. At least I think I do. That involves time. Oil painting has a slow set-up and a mandatory clean-up. I DON’T like cleaning, remember? Ask my mom? I’m finally getting to a place in my head where I’m feeling the urge. So I have to follow. Here’s the finished painting that I posted a few weeks back :

The Kiss

I’m ready to paint bigger. I just bought three bigger canvases. This will hopefully be the week I set up a new still life and begin again.

I set up a new web page with most of my paintings so far. If you click on the painting above, “The Kiss”, it will take you there.

I’ll keep this brief…remember, I’m trying to find extra time.

xoxoxo,
Debby

The Kiss

I Tawt I Felt a Kiss!!!!

I’m working on this painting, started just before the holiday break. It’s took one session to set up the still life and do the drawing followed by one painting session.  Each session is 3 hours. After deducting set up and clean up, the working time is probably just over 2 hours.

After 3 or 4 years of painting, I feel like I’m finally progressing. I paint once a week, at most…so it’s hard to make fast progress at that pace. In my mind, I think it would be fun to commit more time because I know that the more practice, the better and faster I would get. It’s not going to happen. When I was younger I used to think that I would retire to painting…so I can look at these years as a jump start and not lament the lack of time now. Of course, will I ever really retire? My dad, at 83, has not and my grandfather at 94 hadn’t either.

Christmas this year was fun, and it was missing something. No details.

It’s hard to believe we are days from 2010. I love opening my studio to the public and Friday, January 1st is another one of those days. What is it I like about having the public come in? I enjoy people. They add warmth and humor, plus, if I listen closely to what visitors say, I learn a lot.

This Friday I’m planning on showing the pdf presentation I put together of our trip to Vietnam and China. I’ll be interested to hear the reaction. I don’t think the photos are the most amazing but I am content that they give the impression of our trip.

It’s Monday morning…a new week which will include a new year. For anyone reading this, I hope 2010 is filled with all that inspires you as well as health, humor and happiness.