The best part of being an artist is….

drumroll…..the best part is not dreading Monday!  As a kid I hated the Lassie Show on Sunday night because it meant I was one bedtime from a Monday morning.  When I worked a traditional job, Sunday nights were the worst — a long, structured week was ahead.  Not to be negative, but those were tough times.

As a painter, I work hard and feel very committed — but I LOVE what I do.  I enjoy getting in my car and driving to the studio.  Of course, there are days when I can’t get excited about working but truthfully, there is NEVER somewhere I’d rather be.  Actually, that can be weird.  If I don’t want to be at the studio then I’m very freaked out….because I don’t know where I want to be.  I only have one favorite place.

Today, I only had a few hours at the studio so I used my time to clean up my work area.  I needed to push back the disorder, sweep, and rethink what’s at arms length.  Done!  I’m ready for Monday and I’m looking forward to it.