Big news in my art world...

I won a commission of 12 paintings for Sharp Hospital.

I really can't believe it. I've been working so hard on completing it,

that I kind of forgot what a big deal it is for me.

Here was the first commission I won this summer.

12 big mixed media collage paintings
And they're big.

Really big.

Like 3 feet x 3 feet big.

This is the biggest painting
I've ever created.

And I love it.

I've been waiting and waiting until I finished them all
to post because I hate showing unfinished work.
I know what the finished piece looks like in my brain,
but no one else does.
So it feels a little naked.

But finishing 12 enormous paintings
takes longer than one thinks it would.
It feels like it's taking me forever.
Step by step.

So here you have it.
Here are my works in progress.

I used my photos from the
Washington coast at
Artfest last spring.

And it just reminds me

that one thing leads to another.

you know?

every single experience,

the good and the bad,

contributes to our story.

and are a piece of who we are.

and one thing leads us to the next thing.

which enables us to do the next thing.

one small act of courage

gives us courage

to move forward and

take the next risk,

which leads to the next thing...

starting a blog,

opening an etsy shop.

signing up for a booth at an art fair.

creating a proposal to teach.
all of it counts.

I'm finally digging up my last bit of energy
to finish this project
and deliver it
and move on.