As you can see, it's been 7 months since I posted anything! Except for being included in a couple of community artist shows, not much happened for me in art. I've continued to teach some art classes, although not as many. Also, my mural is still sitting in Santa Maria storage. Note to self - call the city and see if they have any installation details yet. After all, they've had it a year.
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| Still Waiting... (photo courtesy of the amazing Jill Martin) |
My opportunity to be the "Featured Artist" for the Town Center Gallery fizzled when they left their permanent home in January and haven't found another. So, my plan to spend summer painting turned into months spent up to my ears in homescooling and learning-related studies. It's just as well - those issues were demanding my attention. And, in dealing with them, I have found myself in a better place in the balancing of home, school, and art.
Could it be that I can actually entertain
the thought of pursuing illustration more seriously?
Five years ago, the plan had been to start building a portfolio that I could start presenting by this time. HOWEVER, then came the unexpected arrival of our 4th child. This changed the timetable a bit.
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| My little diversion... |
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| Discovering what's inside an owl pellet... |
So, I'm finally looking into joining SCBIW, 12x12, and eventually some online illustrator directories. Those are things I had decided to put off until I could be more serious about illustration. I can't do EVERYTHING - time is always an issue. And, there has been A LOT of prayer this past year in order to discover what God's will is for my time - what, exactly, does He want me to do with the gifts and talents I've been given. Well, it's time to re-evaluate, reorganize, and discover the possibilities.
So, here I go. After all, I'm not getting any younger - I hear that clock ticking a little louder now. I kind of feel like now it's now or never...let's see what happens!
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| Student work from summer art classes... |
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