And you thought I was going to make a Santa reference.
I will, however, remind you of the painting sale. New work was added last week!
Okay, I know, shameless plug. Here are more progress shots of BFP and the commissioned flower painting. Apology accepted?
One question: Did y’all forget Christmas was coming or is logo design the new Tiffany necklace?
I’m so freakin’ busy! I’ve been staring at my poor neglected paintings for days now as I sit on my computer doing diagrams for books and researching for logo designs. Every so often I get a paint brush in my hand, but it too is client related.
By no means am I complaining, the painting and logo work is a ton of fun, but I am aghast at the amount of people popping out of the wood work with projects just before the holiday season. So, to shorten this rant as much as possible, I’ll get to the point. I have some updated photos for your hungry eyes, but they might be a few days in coming while I dig myself out of this snow drift of design work.
While you wait for that. The painting sale is still going strong! Get some of those names crossed off you list with style! (If you’re worried about delivery timing and such please email me, there are options for everyone) More paintings to be posted to the sale tomorrow morning.
My biggest mistakes in life can all be blamed on a single persistent error: Not listening to my gut. I’ve sprained shoulders, broken fingers, overworked, over painted, over paid and stubbed my toes numerous times all because I should have listened to that little voice in the back of my head say “Ummm, not so sure about this one” Well, after 26 years the little voice is getting some validation – I’m listening.
So, when this weekend rolled around and I stood in front of my work in progress realizing we were at a stalemate. I took the weekend to reboot and build a fort. 26 years old? Yes. Grown-up? Rarely.
Please, Pay no attention to the man underneath the bedspread.
On another note. It’s Christmas! and to help you all avoid the mall I’m having a sale! Up to 50% off all paintings in the gallery. Check it out fast before they dissapear.
You may notice that things look a little different around here (If you haven’t until reading these words you might want to look into glasses or avoid drinking before 11 am) I’m fiddling with the design here on Spacebublegum and it make take a few days, but bear with me and we’ll get through this just fine. Change is good.
Some progress/detail shots to calm your nerves…
More progress! Even I’m amazed at the speed at which this is materializing.
Also note in the background is the other large painting I’ve been eluding to. It was just started yesterday.
On the BFP (Big Freaking Painting)…
Often, far too often, life throws a wrench at you while your riding a high and sends you careening into traffic narrowly avoiding a mac truck, a handful of over sized roller skates (otherwise known as smart cars) and an old Portuguese lady flipping you the bird. Picking yourself up and cursing the tool who tossed…well, the tool, you take a look around and, hopefully, realize that, despite the mishap, the sun is still shining and there are a million and one reasons to be happy. In short, the wrench makes you appreciate all the more the things you might have taken for granted.
I’ve had my fair share of wrenches to deal with in my life but they’ve made the this existence, through comparison, that much brighter and by proxy, me that much happier. (Sick of hearing that yet?)
Here’s my recent ray of sunshine, among others. 4×6 feet also known as HOLY CRAP THAT’S BIG!, a bit of a primer for a large piece I’m about to start for a client. I was intimidated by the size at first but now that I’ve hit my stride I’m so happy with it I might just pop.
Better progress photo’s posted ASAP!
Life is far from perfect but it sure is happy.
My studio is a prime example. I could use more space, better organization, a faster computer, did I mention more space? but it’s still the best studio I could have wished for. The light is just right, the space is perfectly cozy, I’m surrounded by my books and when I’m tired and bleary eyed from hours of painting or computing I can take a break and look out over the city skyline. It makes me smile, it makes me happy.
So in lieu of posting new work this week (most of the new stuff is either unfinished or technical illustration of the blander kind) I thought I’d share my studio with you…
…one day start sleeping.
I must confess I’m not a big fan of sleep. I feel like I’m wasting time somehow. There aren’t enough hours in the day as is and you want me to do nothing for 8 of them? Preposterous. Even as a child nap time was not spent with my head on a pillow, but with my butt planted at the top of the stairs waiting until a enough time had passed that I was again eligible to run around free instead of being chained to my bed (No they did not really chain me…although I might have actually napped once in while if they had)
What am I trying to say? I’m super busy! and it’s all exciting, fun, movin’ on up sort of busy. I have one big commission on the go and another one out of my inbox and off into the wide world of the web. The latter is a project I recently completed for Desmong Liang. This gig was a load of fun and Desmond was kind enough to give me a ton of freedom to funkify these little creatures….
I am.
