a little work

Ollie

evil Gino

Ollie has been worked on since this image. Evil Gino and I were wrestling and I now have a little black eye. His head is so thick and hard.

madness

I can't get this song out of my head. Muse, madness.



Still no art......

oil bars

I gave these to Jen. She loves them.

excuses

I make excuses for everything. I really never thought about myself that way until the past few months. I am an excuse maker. I don't make it to the studio because I have to be there for my dogs. Really? I have to make dinner. Really? I have to cut the grass. Really Jim? Really?! It sounds like Seth Myers in my head. I can't get my ass to the studio. When I am not there, that is all I think about. When I am there, I think of everything else. These thoughts make me question what I am doing with myself as an artist and as a person. I am in this never ending loop of shit.

I am writing about this because it was all I could think about at work yesterday. I was thinking of quitting my full time job and getting another part time job. It would free up 20 hours a week for studio time. Then I thought "Yay, another crappy part time job." Another excuse. A few weeks ago I saw the look of disappointment on the faces of three people when the topic was myself and art. I don't know if they knew they were doing it, but I saw it in their eyes. It blows.

Last night I was reading a few blogs and two new posts by two different people summed up everything I was feeling. It was a little relieving and inspiring. I am not saying I am going to run right off to the studio, but I am saying I am done with the excuses.

I just read through this post and it does not make sense. It skips around. Whatever. Jen told me to live in the moment. It is what it is.

I brought Gino to the studio. I don't think he enjoyed it. 

9/11

I am not sure what to post. It is 9/11. I thought about it all day. It was all over Facebook. Friends posting "Never Forget" and "Remember the fallen" and police and firefighters.  Conspiracies were talked about. What a fucked up day that was. I don't know what to say, really. It is sad. Still unbelievable.

cardinal

Wood carving of a cardinal.  Hand painted.  Awesome.

welcome!

This is way overdue, but I would like to welcome JoAnn to the studio! Yay! I hope that this will be a shit ton of fun for you! Good Luck! Check out her shop!

bobble head cat in JoAnn's space, I like it