Blogging

I never really understood blogs or blogging since I figure that if I could never write in a journal or keep a diary more than 2 days out of the year, I probably wouldn't be very good at keeping a blog. However, this is a new year, and with renewed vigor and dedication to painting, perhaps I will be able to keep it up.....at the very least it provides an opportunity to bemoan my painting flops.....and avoid the mounting pile of laundry.

I began the new year with every intention of creating a painting a day.....It is January 13, 2011 and I have 9 completed paintings.....I must catch up....I've realized that weekends are difficult with children home from school and the one day a week the cleaning lady comes is no good either....I need solitude and silence to paint....disruptions are too distracting for my flighty mind.....

I spent the first week painting a bit and trying to come up with things I want to paint. My log cabin home has plenty of knick knacks and other items for interesting still life matter and I will be using many of them in the weeks ahead.....

I attempted a landscape and seascape in the first week back to painting with disappointing results......I've reverted back to very simple fruit and cup shapes until I'm back in fighting form.......