Beginning again

I don't know quite where to start.

My last post was in October.

How could that be?

Things are just now settling out.

I painted in my new studio

at my new easel

for the first time

in months--

today.

Moving the studio from one room to another

is equivalent to the average person moving to another house.

So many things to find a new place for.

It's a burden--most people see it that way--

to have so many things.

For me it's like having a large pallet.

And I do.

So we have been moving furniture--dishes--collectibles for two months.

Our website had to be redone---

All better now.

And new.

Nothing stays the same.

November and part of October

was filled with preparing for outdoor art festivals.

In October we went back to our home town Cushing, Oklahoma

and participated in the Art in the Park Festival.

It was fun to see and meet friends and family.

Then there was the Olive and Wine Festival across the street.

Really!

A show at the Lilly Vijil Gallery in Nevada City--

Very nice Southwestern flavored spot.

A fun Day of the Dead show.

Then we went to Arizona for two outdoor festivals.

It is very special to actually meet the people that appreciate my work.

Our daughter Roxanne came up from Fort Worth to help.

Great to spend time with her and see her in action.

We stayed with our friends Mark and Betty

of the Wilde Meyer Gallery.

It was fun to see Betty's horses down in Tucson.

Then we came home to finish the studio move

and get the house ready for

Christmas and the family visit.

And now on to the next detail as the story unfolds.

Henri Matisse said,

"Derive happiness in oneself

from a good days work,

from illuminating the fog

that surrounds us."