An Artist/Writer’s Grateful Times

I’m a long-time artist, since about 10 years old. And then story writing called to me. And since then, and now again more strongly, both painting and writing spar for my creative time.

Living things and motion call more to my artistic side, i.e. animals/people/oceans. Characters and suspense, psychological stuff call more to my writer’s mind. While I’ve never done typical puzzles of any kind, stories may be my puzzles, putting/blending characters together to make a cohesive story-piece. People, with their various backgrounds and needs, are puzzles, aren’t they? asks the observer.

I am grateful for whatever, whomever has been given to me, the riches of imagination, stepping out of the What-Is.

Currently, after this very difficult year, (a house freeze and redo) I am returning to Me, the inner creative, and deciding the big What’s Next question. I invite you along for today’s thoughts: For 2025, I am hoping to update my booklist, and that includes UPCOMING SALES, starting very soon. On the immediate to-do list is finishing a portrait and a large landscape. Art and Writing are already battling in my mind, paintings and stories circling me. With two unfinished books underway, and my list of story ideas growing, I am looking at a stack of blank canvases, imagining the colors etc. Perhaps with a storyteller father, and loads of traveling experiences and scenic views, it’s all a mix in me. Is it for you?

I am not alone in this battle; other writers and artists are brewing new works. Yet I am so grateful for everything, including the stirring of whatever I can or will create. Good friends and/or interesting strangers add to the mix.

I’m planning upcoming sales, and I look forward to your comments, if you have time. Thank you so much!

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