Thank you to everyone who was able to make the classes this week and last week. I would love to see what you have managed to put on the canvas so far. Do you have any pics you want to share? OR, the bigger question, what has you stuck? Is it time? Supplies? Or something else? This is time for extra help if you need it. I am here to support you and get you moving forward. Because I know that you can paint anything you want to. It is in you. @Janice Peterson @Kate Bullock @LM Sharron @Christine Ross @Rebecca Martin @Melissa Boster The replays are available to you in the classroom HERE

But this is life and in life, we roll with the punches. 👊🏻 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 I got some news yesterday that hit me harder than I wished it did. The exhibition that I have been working on for the past year... POSTPONED (no date in site yet) 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 The short story is that the gallery building is owned by the government. The government came in and decided that this building would be perfect to hold November elections from now on. So my exhibition dates have just disappeared. 💥💥 I have spent months and months on this: 👊🏻 developing a new concept 👊🏻 researching 👊🏻 photography 👊🏻 drawing and executing 👊🏻 Literally THOUSANDS of hours of work. (this is not an exaggeration) And now I have a whole new body of work that still needs to be finished but has nowhere to go. 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 🥊 Now what I MUST do....... Finish these works. Because I know if I walk away now, I will loose the connection to the message. Then I will have to protect them and store them. That starts the time clock ticking. Most exhibitions do not allow work older than 2 years. OR... Do I put them for sale on my website? Do I risk selling them and breaking up a cohesive body of work? Do I say 🖕🏻to the gallery and cancel? What have you had that you put a TON of effort into that didn't go as you expected? How did you move past the feeling of disappointment?

Class #2 - but you are not too late. Today we start paint. Last week, we learned 3 ways to get an accurate sketch onto our panel. Today we will learn to mix paint and apply it specifically for THIS reference image submitted by @Janice Peterson Can you join us again? @Rebecca Martin @Christine Ross @Fefe G @Lisa Vanderveen Check your calendar for your timezone. You CAN paint this!

One hour for YOU. To listen, learn and laugh. Have fun and … Get to a place that restores that beautiful you. Learning to paint IS NOT just making a pretty thing to hang on the wall. 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 🎧 🎧 When I put my headphones on. 🎧 I turn off the noisy world around me. 🎧 I start to paint. 🎧 The big problems that have been plaguing me, 🎧 Somehow simply start to break apart into smaller bite size parts. 🎧 🎧 🦄 It’s like fucking magic! 🦄 🎧 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 THIS is what painting is. It’s like meditation for those of us that can’t meditate. Just ONE hour a week. Attending live is Free. The Results are in the Replays. If you don’t like it, that’s ok. You will not hurt my feelings if you churn. Something this great won’t be free for long. You will make room for others that DO need this. Will you show up for Yourself this week? Tuesday or Thursday. You pick.

I hope to see you guys. Give yourself a gift of one hour to learn some new painting skills. Today we will mix paint accurately - check out the palette knife lessons too! And then we will just chill and paint. Well, as much as I can chill because by now you guys know I am pretty high energy. OK, see yall soon!