I Hate Cleaning
This is what I WOULD be working on if I wasn’t dusting, vacuuming, mopping, and shopping! Of course, that’s how my studio got into such bad shape - I never want to dust, vacuum, mop, or shop. I left this piece as you see it on Friday and I MIGHT be able to work on it a bit tomorrow. Might.
On the up side, I’ve brightened and reorganized my work space and it does feel better. It’s a shame I couldn’t convince someone else to do it for me. It’s actually taken all my powers of persuasion to keep myself on the job this week. My mother even delivered a vacuum cleaner with super-duper pet hair slurping ability. I’m not the only one that doubted my abilities!
There was a time when I couldn’t paint 6 or 8 hours a day, it took more concentration than I could handle. So, I would spend part of my day working on my brochures or an art supply order. Or I would clean my studio and prepare my van for the next show. I worked all day toward my art goals, just not at the drawing table. My painting muscles have strengthened over the years and now I can sit with a brush in my hand for 8 hours easily. My back hurts at the end of the day and my eyes are bleary — but mentally, I’m all there.
Guess what doesn’t get done though — everything else! So Gallery Tour is an EXCELLENT annual event. It doesn’t make me balance my checkbook (nothing can make me do that) but it DOES get me excited about visitors. I think it will be worth not being able to paint for a few days :)
