happy new year!!

Happy New Year!

I hope like me you managed to get a nice break over the holiday period… I managed to get a very rare 2 weeks off from my day job which meant I could spend lots of time painting and planning for the year ahead. It felt great to focus on my artwork for several days and really enjoy the process. Is this what it’s like being a full time artist I wonder?… Maybe one day I can step away from the day to day corporate grind… but for now I need to squeeze the art in as and where I can!

I’m not one for making new years resolutions, like most people I don’t keep them! But what I’ve done this year is put together some goals. I’ve also given myself a word for the year, EXPOSURE…. Sounds a bit scary I know and that’s the point! Exposure is something I’ve always been scared of whether that’s on social media, attending events or right here on this blog! But I need to accept that to be taken serious as an artist I’ve got to put myself out there and that requires some exposure, not too much though… 😉

I’ve applied to a few local art fairs throughout the year, fingers crossed I get accepted… Although the thought of being at a fair terrifies me, I know it will be a good experience and I’ll learn a lot the more I do, hopefully get a few sales too!

Another one of my goals this year is to build a consistent studio practice, sounds easy but with a full time job, running a house and life getting in the way it can be difficult to squeeze the time in… Maybe I need to be more selfish this year? Maybe the cleaning can be left a bit longer, or the social invitations can be kindly declined… It’s difficult but I have to put the time in to make this work and sometimes that does mean thinking about me.

Now I best get painting! I won’t do very well at an art fair with no art to sell!….Lots to do and there’s never enough time!

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Stay Weird

Cally :)