State of the Artist 11/21/2011

View halloo, peoples! It's Monday, and that means it's time for another State of the Artist update!


Weekly Words

Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems.
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

Wise advice, now if only I could override my own intrinsic reaction to worry and get anxious and fret and panic, and just take time to breathe, relax, and put the worry aside.




Current Project

Still working on Holiday Card artwork, and rejecting nearly everything that hits the page, but, I thought I'd post the last two sketches, as I *think* I've come up with the design I'm going to go with. I do need to hurry as I need to get the files to the printers soon so I'll have the cards on hand to mail before heading out of town for a family trip.

Clicking on the thumbnails will open up the larger image!








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This will be the LAST CALL for Holiday Card requests. As of next week, I hope to have the image file to the printer. So, if you want a 2011 holiday card, you MUST leave your reply to THIS LINKED POST ONLY by Friday, November 25th, midnight ET. You MUST include your mailing address, even if I have sent you cards in the past, I do not keep addresses after the cards have been mailed, so please do not assume I have your address!

If you want a card, you must reply, I do not send unsolicited cards anymore, as the production and postage costs are too high to order "extras."

If you'd like to donate to the cost of printing and/or mailing holiday cards, please click the "Donate" image at the bottom of this, or any other, post. As always, donations are appreciated, but neither requested nor required. Thank you!

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From The Archive



Geisha Moon
Completed: 8.2005

I've long had an interested in Japanese culture and aesthetics. The idea of "wabi sabi," or perfect imperfections appeals to my rather cluttered mind, and I'm usually trying to put my own take on this concept into practice in my own life to greater or lesser success.

Original (A4, mixed media): $150 USD
Prints (8x10" giclee): $12 USD

*please note if interested*



Near Future

A number of journal followers have asked for my holiday wish list, so I decided to post it here, since the near future really consists of me needing to get my Holiday Cards and commissions done by the end of the year.

Pretty simple wish list, really, but here goes!

Holiday 2011 Wish List:
1. Gift card/certificates to Amazon.com
2. Gift cards/certificates to dickblick.com (art supplies are my crack)

... and, that's it! See, simple. :)


And... that's all for this week's State of the Artist update! Thank you for joining me, and I hope you've enjoyed this week's sketch offerings!


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