bird by bird

Awake at night, again, I am reading bird by bird by Anne Lamott. I absolutely love this paragraph, which puts things into perspective for me.

E. L. Doctorow once said that “writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” You don’t have to see where you’re going, you don’t have to see your destination or everything you will pass along the way. You just have to see two or three feet ahead of you. This is right up there with the best advice about writing, or life, (or art!) I have ever heard.

I often, and especially in the middle of the night, get lost in thinking that I’m not getting where I want to go (or even have any idea where that is). But thinking about it this way, just taking baby steps each day, makes it all so much less daunting. Now I just need to constantly remind myself of this! This 6"x6" original oil painting is available, unframed, for $85. Click to Bid

warm light

Sometimes the challenge of having something to say is just beyond me. I am reading a great book called Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life when I am awake at night and can't sleep. Maybe I will sleep better if I have some instructions on Writing and Life. Maybe it will get rid of this writers block, or life block, that I seem to have more often than I'd like. Hope so. This original 6"x6" oil painting is available, unframed, for $85. Thanks for reading :) Click to Bid

thankful

This one was so easy and fun to paint. I did the same painting before and loved it that time, too. Maybe this would be a fun one to paint really large. I've been itching to paint some larger pieces. Definitely in the new year. Life is just too busy right now. It gets so overwhelming sometimes. But, of course, this past weekend made me thankful for all that I have. Very, very thankful. Hope you have a great start for your new week! This 6"x6" original oil painting is available for $85, unframed. Click to Bid

brothers

Pushing boundaries. I have to admit I'm afraid to paint people and figures. It's so challenging. And I'm not sure why. So I gave it a shot and I am so happy with how this one turned out. It's from a photo of two of my great nephews. I love their body stances. So darn cute! This 8" x 8" original oil painting is SOLD!