Art is Alive

I have been reading everyone's accomplishments that are being posted, and am grateful to be a part of a community that is so committed to keeping the arts alive. What an interesting time we live in.

I am not interested in posting my numbers here, but I have made note of what I personally have accomplished. My most important accomplishment is the improved health of my daughter. My artwork has been directly affected by those that surround me. My daughter's special needs these past 2.5 years has brought a deeper meaning to much of the work that I have chosen to create. As I watch her heal, I have a greater appreciation for the fragility of life. It will be interesting to see how that shows through in my work during the coming year.

In addition my son will be leaving on February 17th for the Marines. Once again I will have my heart and mind focused in many directions. I hope these emotions will be expressed as well in my artwork.

I have plans written in my workbook to remind me of the direction that I want to move toward.
In addition I have also signed up with Alyson Stanfield to learn practical business tools to take my work to the next level.

Michael Newberry continues to be my mentor, and I am so very excited that he has arranged to move to the west coast. We will be about 30 min away from each other. I plan on using this as incentive to move my art higher still.

I wish you all a wonderful New Year. May you each find the tools necessary to reach as far as you can this year.

The gift of time is not ours alone. It is given equally to each person. Rich and poor, educated and ignorant, strong and weak—every man, woman and child has the same twenty-four hours every day.
Stephen B. Cloud