I want to jump up and down and squeal, I’m so excited that it is up! Also a little in disbelief that it is actually up, everything is framed and done. It took a few hours yesterday, but all the artwork is hung in the Salt Creek Wine bar for your viewing pleasures. So if you can’t make it on the September 20th go check it out anytime in the next two months! I have a few paintings that I will be adding before the opening reception but for the most part it is all there.

It is such a surreal thing when your art is up hanging in a public space. Knowing that people are looking at it, at commenting on it, and making conclusions about it. It was an interesting feeling when it was all up and we were looking around the walls at it. My friends Justine’s work is also hanging there, there was no way either of us could fill the wall space alone. Our artwork really works well together and I like the variety.  I am sooo happy pretty much all of my framing is done, the few straggler paintings are actually mainly going to be canvas unless something great comes out on paper.

Now I can take a deep breath and relax…

The name of my latest painting. A ton more in the works right now. Have been sorta frantic trying to get ideas going for my upcoming show in September.

The good news I wanted to share with you though is that I will exhibiting my work at the Effe Leven Gallery for the month December in a show called “Play Child Play.” I am super excited as this gallery is in the River North area of Chicago and it can be tough to find galleries that are willing to show emerging artists in general in many places around downtown. This will be my very first gallery exhibition. Will get more info as it comes, as to when the opening reception will be and all that!

Even though summer doesn’t officially begin until next Saturday I was feeling inspired by all the warm weather around here lately that I suppose that is why this fun little triptych just came to me.

It was so much fun to make, and now I am hungry and thirsty. Although I did snag me some watermelon today for dinner!

On a news side of things I have some cool stuff coming up this fall. One of them I already shared with you, that I will be going to the SQUAM workshops. The other big news, well I found out a few weeks ago and have been dying to share just been to sick to do much. My art will be hanging in the Salt Creek Wine Bar in Brookfield, IL during the months of September and October. Will get more info on the big opening party for those who want to attend when it gets a bit closer.

And just a little something if your interested…I will be giving away a fine art print of my work every week on Tuesday night over at my etsy shop. Just my little way of saying thank you for supporting my art!

Yipee! Check it out I am on the new page over at delightful blogs. Click on the screen shot to go to the site. Can find a ton of really cool blogs there especially if you get bored  run out of things to read here. :O) Big week coming up here, lots of things to do and  gonna be spending almost every night down in the bat cave studio and hopefully not losing my mind in the process…

The holidays, and more importantly the new year. A chance for new beginnings and time to start some new projects. I haven’t even begun to write down my goals for 2008 yet. I have many things I want to achieve. Personal, as well as professional goals I would like to accomplish in the next year. If I learned one thing this year it’s that baby steps are very important, and slowing down to take the time to do it right is better than just rushing along. It all will come “in time.”  That is one big goal for next year to focus on one thing at a time, and just try to slow down and not worry if I am not getting something done as fast as I think I should be. Rather taking the time to make sure things turn out right. These past few months it seems like weekly I am doubting myself and my talent. I realize I need to stop comparing and just do what makes me happy, the rest will follow. With a little hard work of course.

Coming soon though, is a much more organized website with a new design. I must have changed my site a dozen times this year. I really am in the “getting in the groove of things” stage with everything. I feel like I am just now starting to get my style figured out. Though it is still all over the place, I paint everything and so therefore it feels like I just don’t really have a specific style. Yet another goal for 2008 to focus in on what I really want to paint more of. I’ll find my spot out there among all you other amazing artists one day soon.

As I have said many times before look for some changes around here by the new year and there will be new artwork to show as there is some in the works, as well as my goals for next year. Expect sporadic posting here until next year, holidays are NUTS!