Artmaking has been a lower priority these past few weeks. This is not a optimum thing in any shape or form. First it was the Pre-Holiday "things to get done and sent", then the Annual Winter Solstice Party-with lots of homemade food to prepare. Now throw the fact that your Lucky Husband just landed a job that he has been preparing and trying for for over 15 years. Oh-the job is just a few states away-Montana! With a short hiring timeline he got barely 3 weeks notice. I'll be holding down the fort in Alaska until warmer weather, then working on the move south.
Can I just say it's always something? I'm feeling a mix of anxiety and excitement which trade place rapidly through each day. My secret hope is that with the "distraction" of Lucky Husband gone-I will spend more time buried in my world of Art. We will see if that comes to fruition. Coping with the anxiety of all the change and facing a BIG move coming on I have turned to ORGANIZATION as a way to settle my mind, not to mention it will make room in the Studio and will make packing and selling art before the move much easier.
I just rediscovered Bento-loaded it on my IPAD (thanks Santa) and am committed to inventorying all new works and gradually getting older works documented. It's super easy and fun to set up. I'm using a trial version on my Black Mac and know I will be purchasing the full version soon. Also I decided to make sure that all finished works were wrapped, labeled and accounted for-this is the almost free way to organize paintings. All are wrapped with kraft paper and labeled on the side, as well as a masking tape label with painting name and medium corresponding to it's placement in the box.
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| Paintings wrapped, labels and put away |
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| More of the finished work new organization |
I did manage to fit in time to rework a painting for the Members Show at International Gallery of Contemporary Art. It is an encaustic that I was not satisfied with-now I like it! The photo does not do it justice-needs to be seen in person. The Members Show will open Jan 6, 5:30-7:30pm and will be on display for the month.
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| Fall Foliage, encaustic painting |
