This is tomorrows project - scanning this is at the proper resolution/quality and uploading it to Fine Art America. I really like this picture, if I do say so myself. I stumble upon it now and again in the archives of my studio and it always surprises me. I look at it and say, "Wow. I'm good." I need to frame it and hang it on the wall where I can see it everyday to remind me that I am a good, competent artist and to keep at it.

I've been cleaning out the studio to make room for other equipment. I've quite an inventory of work, so I'm going through, sorting and re-working certain pieces. It's a mini-retrospective. Sometimes I look at a piece and say, "Why the heck did I frame that old thing!"

In other areas - I've gotten some very positive feedback lately. Thank you all! I am ashamed to say that it helps keep me going. Why? Because otherwise the work you do is something that you leave for future generations, and you never get to receive from that future time. In a perfect world (my critical inner voice is butting in) you should be doing the work for the sake of the work itself. End of story. I'm not convinced the human brain/mind/spirit works that way (I'm feeling some self-justification coming on). There are so many subtle (and not so subtle!) influences on the way we spend our time, talents, money, etc. If there weren't, Madison Avenue would be out of business. I turned off the TV the other morning. I was looking for news and the "shaping" affect of the advertisements and the sheer number of them was overwhelming. Do I want that stuff permeating my psyche? Don't think so, not that I'm in the "off the grid" camp. It's all about balance. So, yes, I appreciate positive input, for better or for worse, and it helps encourage me to work more. Thank you all, again!