As the Dawn Breaks on a New Day

I'm feeling much better about things. I'm making better money at work and I'm getting lots of inquiries about my artwork. I'm really hitting the advertising hard now that tax time is approaching. I figured that if people were getting a big check from the government they'd like to spend at least some of it on some fantastic artwork to brighten up their lives. I'm also doing some freelance marketing, trying to take advantage of all the marketing know how I've picked up while promoting myself and my art. I haven't actually sold anything so far this year, but I'm keeping a positive outlook.

Some Progress Is Made

I've been trying, quite unsuccessfully, for a while to get blogging software for my computer. Ever since I switched to Ubuntu I've been trying to get software loaded that will help me promote my work and create new art. I tried six or seven applications that claimed to be easy to use and I could never get them installed or configured. I heard of Blogilo the other day and thought I might as well try it since I've tried almost everything else. It took me a couple minutes to configure but it was totally painless. Within five minutes of getting it up and running I'm posting a new blog for all the world to see, or at least all the world that follows my exploits.

I'm still not happy with my email client, but it does the job okay but I really want something that will check my four email accounts and run some RSS feeds. Doesn't seem like much to ask but it has evaded me for, well, as long as I've had email accounts. I hope to get this problem solved soon.

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The Waltz of My Life

It seems as though I struggle more than I should have to, trying to get ahead. Some of my set backs are my fault and I freely admit that, but some are things I have no control over. I feel as though I only make enough progress to keep from chucking the whole art thing and becoming an accountant. I kept hearing that there were people interested in buying some of my work that is hanging in Patrick's Deli-que. I wondered why no one bothered to call me to ask about prices, then one day it hit me that the phone number on my business cards was my old Missouri number. Damn. I gave my new number to my friends at that fine establishment and now hope that the prospective buyers haven't decided I'm too flaky to deal with. I did spend the past two days reorganizing my studio and clearing the clutter. It's so much nicer to actually have room to move around my easel as I work. So inspiring that I did two new paintings last night and some work on a third. I need to adjust some things on the new paintings, but I should be able to fix them in a few minutes. The thing that gets me every time is finding time to photograph my paintings and get them posted on the net. It's just such a hassle some times and I can usually find more enjoyable things to do with the little free time that I have. I'm going to schedule some time next week to get all my newer works out for their photos and then sit down to crop and adjust the pictures. Not the most terrible thing I need to do, but always something I have to force myself to do.