Which Morphs In To....

A new painting, heading in a new direction. I started this last Friday night while my wife was away. I had some bonus studio time and thought I'd just paint for the sake of painting. My wanderings and musings led me to this:

    Since this picture I've decided to take the faces farther and add some blue, hoping to copy some of what's going on in the lower right face. This isn't a very good picture, but I did take it with my phone and posted it on Facebook for the whole world to see, with the push of a couple of buttons. I marvel sometimes at the technology I have access to. It's so much easier to show your art these days than ever before. On the downside there's so much art (and other things) on the internet that it's often hard to stand out from the crowd. I like to think I do a pretty good job. 

    I recently finished a painting that was another experimental piece. I wanted to mix some people with some geometric shapes. It sounded so easy in my head, but it took me almost three weeks to get it to where I liked it. Considering I often finish a painting in less than an hour it seemed to me that it took forever . I still can't get the feel that it had in my head. If only I could print images directly from my imagination. 

"Three Heads of the Dragon Prophecy"

  

The Key To Happiness

Could it be this easy? Could it be that a lowly artist has found the key? Here's what I think the answer is:

• Do what you were put here to do. Don't over think it. Everyone was put here for a reason. You may be here to create art, to be a businessman, to be a mother. They're all equally important in the grand scheme. If it's what you're here to do it will come easy to you and you will enjoy doing it.
• Don't worry. Worry does absolutely no good to anyone. If you have a problem you can sit down and figure the best way to solve it, that's a good idea. It's a positive channeling of nervous energy. Worry just wastes time and energy. It makes you pretty miserable too.
• Laugh every day. It promotes good health and good energy.
• Help people when ever you can. It brings about good karma and creates a positive energy flow.
• Do something special for someone every day, preferably someone different each day. It's even better if it's a stranger. 
• Do something for yourself as often as possible. While you're helping others on their journey through life don't forget about yourself. You're the most important person you know.
• Don't look back, something might me gaining on you. 

"Catwalk"

Oh, it probably wouldn't hurt to buy some original artwork and hang it in your house. 

There Are No Mistakes

I haven't always believed that. I sometimes regret things from my past. Things that I did or didn't do. Sometimes I stop and think that everything from my past has made me what I am today, put me where I am today. Maybe I should have managed my money better, but then I wouldn't be working where I am and wouldn't have met all my friends there. I might be better off than I might have been. All my stress, pain, and struggle have made my art what it is today, and I wouldn't trade that for anything.

"There Are No Mistakes" acrylic on canvas $400