Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Time to do BETTER!

Well, here I am 3 years after my last post. So much has happened in these 3 years. I have made numerous life changes and I am still walking on this NEW path and dealing with its struggles. So, these days I am filling my days as a Manager at Painted Tree Marketplace and I am MUCH happier with this LARGE life change. I have also picked up a Zumba class at a local gym. Its only once a week, but its a definite start and I want to expand on it! 

Yesterday I was about to start teaching my Zumba class when one of my students stopped me and gave me a tiny watercolor image. It was a small gesture that almost had me in tears. My artistic life has taken a hard hit over the past two years and I am now at a complete standstill. Anxiety regarding not being good enough to create what I want is REAL. I have experienced little bumps in the road, but where I am now is the absolute worst I have trudged through. Its been a weird realization that I have stopped doing the one thing that kept me grounded for so long. NO MORE! That small piece of artwork opened my eyes and it completely made my day! 

I'm more than ready to start creating daily to get back into the habit. I have a portrait to complete, an illustration commission, and so many different ideas that I want to try out. Its time to work through the fear and get something accomplished. Today I just want to celebrate some of the creations that I did complete over the past few years ;) 


Here are some commissioned pieces....

See! I really did finish this one ;)























I tried out some illustrations....













And even finished some pet portraits....