Today, Solitude Works

I started this one the first day I moved into the studio. I got there at about 8:30 this morning and left at 2:30. Six hours that I swear felt like two... and look, that's my A game, baby.

You'll note that the painting is resting comfortably on an easel. Yes, I finally bought one. All these years... The only problem with it is that it tends to shake when I'm working heavy brushstrokes on the right or left side. There are $1,200 easels that I'm sure wouldn't present this problem, but at $150, this one will do just fine. I set it up in the corner next to my paints with some indirect lighting behind me. The view of downtown Fairbanks was a nice backdrop... there is a great deal more color downtown (by that I don't mean the drunks and hookers--merely that the buidings are a little more colorful these days). And I had some terribly good tunes playing. I've invested a good deal of time lately in music that I know I can work with. Time well spent, in my opinion. Getting a groove on and getting into a groove are two great things that go great together. Is that a Twix commercial? There have been rumors of "sexy CDs" floating around lately (I can name names but I won't), and I'll have to put a vote in for Sean Hayes' Big Black Hole and the Little Star. Holy Moses. My knees feel a little weak.