re-lighting the fires

i took a week off. last weekend's 8+ hours of painting left me with sore wrists and the necessity to recuperate. but i can't sit still for too long. i've moved up the date of my housewarming art show by a week which means the next few weeks will be busy as i strive to create a bunch of new work.

i sent my children's book out to Chronicle Books last week. (My editor contact at Simon & Schuster passed on it.) So the game continues. the funny thing is i feel like i'm in a creative place that haven't been before, on the cusp of something big. i hope to have a second story in the mail to publishers before the end of the year with 3 others drafts in the works.

here's a small piece i made for my upcoming show: