Suddenly Everything Has Changed

I take Chloe for an early walk most days.

This particular morning the sun and the clouds were really amazing.

I picked up my paintings from my show yesterday. I wasn't expecting it to be a very successful show, but in the end I was pleasantly surprised. Expect to see many many paintings to make appearances in my Etsy shop soon.

Well, it's a really nice day here in Portland, and I'm hoping to get out there and enjoy it before the sun goes down.

Hope you're all having a good Wednesday!

5 Things

So...

I'm having a hard time thinking of something to write about today.

I'm thinking that maybe, since it's about that time to start being thankful, I'd get a head start. So, here are 5 things that I am thankful for today.

1. My health. I'm very healthy, and I am so glad that I don't have any serious problems.

2. My dog! I'm so glad she's here, and that she's healthy too.

3. My income. I have a job, well, I have two jobs, and I'm very very thankful for that.

4. My friends. Of course. and everyone who reads this blog. Yes, that still counts as one.

5. Clean water. Not everyone in the world is privileged to have clean water to drink or to bathe in, and I am so very very thankful for that.

Yup! That's my tentative list for today. There are many many many more things I am thankful for, but these are the five things that came to my mind the quickest! Feel free to share what you're thankful for.

Hope everyone's week is going well so far :)

Good Things

I realized today just how happy I am.

For the first time, in a very long time, I feel like myself. Like this is what I am suppose to be doing. I'm on the right track, and I love it.

I'm excited about so many things right now.
My work, my job, my friends. Things are good. Very good. and for the first time in a long time I am content.

It's a great feeling.

Enter!

I got a lot of things done today! Go me!

Chloe mostly did this all day....

I got a morning run in, a trip to the post office complete, and I got into my studio for a little while too! Whoohoo!

I also got some new things posted in my Etsy shop! I start working at my part time job, full time, this week. Yikes. I'm really worried about keeping up with my Etsy shop, and working full time. It's only for the holidays, but that also happens to be a pretty busy time Etsy wise too. So we'll have to see how this goes.

In other news I'm featured on this lovely blog today! If you go here, and enter, you could win a print from me! Yup! It's true :)

Well, I hope you all are having a great Wednesday!

Sleepy Time

It's fall in my neighborhood and I am thoroughly enjoying the colors and the cooler, rainy, weather. These are some of the trees I captured on my morning walk last week.

Fall has to be one of my favorite times of year.
The colors, and the smells, and the rain, are my absolute favorite things.

I'm getting back into my studio after being on a hiatus for awhile. I have a couple of new ideas for paintings, and I'm hoping to get started on them tomorrow.

I was recently asked to have my art be in a film that's coming out next fall. Of course I said yes! How cool. It's called "The Town" and my work will be in in the room of the main characters girlfriend's apartment :) So cool!

Well, I hope everyone has a good week!

Untitled

I feel like I don't have really anything interesting to say right now.
I've been spending my morning drinking tea and answering e-mails...

I have a million things on my to-do list right now and I don't really feel like doing any of them.

This week has been pretty lazy. I've been doing things here and there, but mostly I feel like I am still recovering from my last show. It really took a lot out of me creatively and mentally. I'm hoping that motivation finds me soon and I can get back into making art again very soon.

I've been really enjoying being back in Portland, still. Just about everyday I think to myself, at least once, how lucky I am to be here.

900th Sale!

Whoohoo!

I woke up to my 900th sale this morning! :D
Wow. How awesome. It's going to Prague in Czech Republic too. How cool is that?
I wish I could pack myself up with my prints and go with them.

What a great way to start the day.

Well, I'll leave you with this song...because I like it so much and I've decided that it's a good Wednesday song.