One More Year

Giverny, 18"x20" Acrylic on canvas



Dear Friends,

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season.  I spent it with family in Los Angeles and while I am happy the hectic part of the holidays are over, I already miss my two children.

Back to painting and I am working on some larger abstract pieces for a group show I am participating in March 2015, which will be at the Vista Library, here in CA.

No new year resolutions for me this time. I gave up on writing goals a few years back and new year resolutions felt like goals to me. Don't get me wrong, I do have many intentions on what I want for my life, but I'm not rushing into anything. I will continue to do what I love and flow with life.

I am not entering any shows for a while. I entered the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge again this year so that will keep me busy for this month. I am also going to focus on the pieces for March, and my featured show in La Jolla, CA in April.  The dates seem far away but time does fly when you are having fun.

I will post some photos of the new work on my next post.

May the New Year find you well.

Love,
Glad

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Dec 5th, 2014 - La Jolla Senior Center

Sunset, 8"x10" oil on canvas

Gladys will have an table at the La Jolla Senior Center for a day.  Please stop by if in the area and get your last minute gifts here like her book "Feel Good Thoughts".



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Computer Problems!

Watermelon, 5"x7" on linen panel

Hello Beautiful People,

Hope all is going well with you.  It has been a bit of a frustrating month without my computer for two weeks. I couldn't update my files with the new art sales, I couldn't prepare my images as I needed to post online, and social media on my iphone was not my easy on my eyes. I couldn't do the research I needed for my new series of paintings either.

I had to take my computer back to the Apple store 3 times, and I had to reload my back up files twice. I lost some of them in the process, and all my videos from the last two years. Losing the videos hurt the most over this whole thing.

I kept looking for the gift in this situation and there was one. I had more time to myself. I had time to read again, as I used to. I had time to work out again, which I tend to put off because my drive to paint is huge.  More times to play with my dog and spend with friends.

I learned about myself and what being a true artist is all about for me, and how this drive can throw me off balance if I am not careful.  I also took a personality test and discovered I'm a ISFP, which describes me so accurately that I thought someone was spying on me, but perhaps why I'm an artist as well.  

So down time is good to evaluate ourselves. The Fall is my favorite season, perfect to see where we are at, if we are still on course or if we need to make adjustments.  With the holidays coming a lot of time will be spent with my family and friends, and hardly any time to paint, but it's okay.  I'll be refreshed when they are over and commence new work.

May you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and may many blessings come your way.

Love,
Glad

P. S. My annual holiday sale is just around the corner!

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