Studio Turnover

Early morning on the Oregon coast, June 2007

All projects are out of the studio and I'm on to new things. I have three canvases up on the wall, with a nice orange underpainting. They are landscapes, maybe big sky sunsets, I'm not exactly sure. And they will be for either Texas Clinic or for my solo show in October.

I delivered my print jobs. Whew. That was sure a struggle, and I hope after it's all said and done that I actually still made money. Amazingly, I got paid for it before I even delivered. Gotta love that.

Then there's Harrah's in Atlantic City that I did a commissioned painting for in January and I still have not been paid. I call the poor girl in purchasing about once a week. She says the owner hasn't paid. I'll remember that the next time they place an order with me!

Silver Leaf and Embellishments, 40 x 40 x 2, completed

Here's how the silver box turned out after glazing with sepia and varnished. I'm really happy with it.

Self Help Theories

We've all heard that what we concentrate on is what we get. That's always given as the reason why we shouldn't "fear" or "hate" because those are strong emotions with a lot of energy. When that energy is directed towards something, that's what we attract.

With that said, what I have been thinking, writing, and talking about lately has been "white". First from Miami, with the minimal paintings with high price tags, then the beach, then all the snow in Santa Fe and on the return trip. Now I have actually started two in the new series of "white" paintings. But it doesn't stop there

I have a new commission, for four square paintings which will be hung together to create a 108" square -- you guessed it -- white. I think it's for a Vegas casino. I attracted this commission to me by concentrating so hard. Well, that's one theory, anyway.

And I've also heard from the Harrah's people again. It seems that another art company is not able to provide 26 framed paintings for the retail store, and the designer called me for help. She's in a panic and asked if I could get the order done with a Feb 5 deadline. I said yes. Actually I need something for these idle hands to do, and I think it bodes well for a continued relationship. How cool is that?