For some unknown reason Blogger is not allowing me to post photos this morning so let's just pretend I've put up another wonderful pic........

A week with lots of up and downs

-  John was in Toronto yesterday and was kind enough to drop by The Village Gallery with five new pieces as they've sold everything I've given them to date which is wonderful news.  The pics should be up on the site by the weekend according to Megan

-  the studio is in chaos at the moment as I'm am moving things around.  The space I'm in now in  is really just a spare bedroom and will go back to being a spare bedroom as well as my sewing space.  It just makes more sense since I'll be taking over the downstairs office for painting and  the north light is incredible almost all day long.

-  so the sad news:  my grandmother has now been moved into palliative care.  During her recent bout with pneumonia it was discovered that she now is faced with cancer in one of her lungs.  They are keeping her as comfortable as possible with pain medication and although I'm a realist and the logical part of my brain understands she is 94 and has lived a full life .... the emotional part of that same brain is still finding it difficult.

New Work in Progress.......On The Easel & In The Studio

Work in Progress
Blind Faith

Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

12"x36"

So even with the best of intentions the studio has once again fallen into a pit of total mess and disorganization.  My paints are a disaster and heaped one on top of the other in a sad and neglected little pile.  Whenever I buy new paints I almost always promise myself to neatly wipe off the tops after using so the paint won't harden and force me to bring out my trusty little screwdriver.  This morning the screwdriver is back on the table.  Such a waste of time to have to try and dig through the hardened paint to find the fresh stuff.  Think I'll carve out an hour today and just get it done instead of whining about it.

Kesha Bruce has a great blog post this a.m. about working big..... her experience meeting with a gallery owner interested in big work.  Rather ironic because the last few months I have been exploring what it is to work big or should I say bigger since a 20"x20" seems pretty daunting to me right about now.

Work in Progress

Lost & Found

Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

20"x20"