The Work

Today was spent doing "the work" of being an artist. I worked on a couple of paintings that are evolving; varnished a few paintings to ready them for a show they will be in soon; revisited and worked on an old painting (that I never resolved) with fresh eyes; and spent some time preparing my files to do my taxes. While working these tasks, I realized that I really am following my passion. This is work that I'm not getting paid for, but am driven to do. I actually enjoy doing the mundane (all but taxes) tasks of layering varnish and slowly moving a painting forward. I guess you would say I'm following my bliss. YES!