My Creative Soul Revival: January 2015

Can you believe it??? 30 paintings in 30 days is done and over with already!! I have to admit I am now having a love affair with oil paints and I am excited to start working on a large canvas - maybe this weekend during Super Bowl??

Lots of changes in store for this girl starting February 1st. I'm really excited to see where they take me next. On-line store? More gallery representation? Shows? Art consultants and interior designers? Or do I want to pursue licensing? Honestly I'm torn and don't have a clue.....all I know is now I need to get out and hustle since the money won't be automatically coming in from the management biz any longer. I'll keep you posted - it's good to be hungry again. Makes me work even harder! And that equates to more art, and hopefully even better than ever art.

When participating in a 30 in 30 challenge, I always try to challenge myself to try something "outside the box." This is my 4th challenge, and I took on oil paints - my frenemy from long, long ago. The challenge is nearly over and I have to say I am actually smitten with this maddening medium! I'm falling hard for the intense color and the depth the oil paints seems to insert into a painting without even trying. The texture and the smell of the paint makes me happy. Who knew this could happen?? I would have laid odds against this......very big odds.

So for these last few paintings I'm challenging myself to use neutral colors - another option I had when choosing my hand for this latest event. So here's the first painting using Torrit Gray (think gunk), white and black oil paint. I'm on a roll for houses all of a sudden.....is a move in my future??