Summer Winds Down

As the summer winds down, I find that I have more time to get things done, what with my girlfriend at work and the kids at school. I have been painting more, much more, and I have done a lot of reading up on art marketing, but I haven't been able to convince myself to do all the crappy (for me anyway) business related things that need to get done, like photographing artwork, posting photos on the internet, scanning watercolors, or posting art on EBay. I hope to get these things accomplished soon, but it's just so much more fun to sit down and put paint on canvas and see where it leads me. Perhaps when I get my creativity nourished I'll have some desire to get them done. If only I had an apprentice.
AKU ANG HARI
DOUG
www.ArtworkOfDougBaltz.com

Summer vacation is over

I want to start by thanking all of you who watch my blog. It's nice to know someone is reading this, or at least pretending too. I've kinda let my art promotions slip during the summer, taking more time to spend with the kids than I had before. It wasn't a hard choice- read another book on promotions or marketing, or go spend the day running around town with a nine year old who thinks I'm the world's greatest dad. Despite my attempts to buckle down, the nine year old won more often than not. Both the kids are back in school now. The oldest can now drop off and pick up the youngest, so it frees up a lot of time for me. My girlfriend Malinda is at work, so I have to whole house to myself. Well, me and the dog and the cat. I've done some Internet updates, sent some emails, checked on Facebook to see if I had any new fans (why aren't you a fan?) , and painted. I've started a new large painting that I expect to finish today. I hope to start some others, but I've misplaced my reference photos. Maybe I need to take some time to look for them.

AKU ANG HARI

DOUG

www.ArtworkOfDougBaltz.com