After spending an afternoon with my son, Dave (I call him Chris) yesterday, I’ve taken some time to reflect on my position here in this great big world. He’s is the person who has put me on the map as far as my marketing is concerned and he cleans up my act here on the blog.
We’ve both been brainstorming on transitions for our lives. He’s noticed my typical patterns. It’s a bit of a role reversal, him acting in a fatherly way instead of me mentoring him. I find it amusing but no one knows me better than he. You see, I divorced his father when we were very young and Chris and I grew up together. He’s been my little soldier and protector. It would be very unnatural for him to be any other way with me.
He is an artist like me, and also got into the graphic arts like I did many years ago (even though my path has changed a few times since). In fact, that is why I’m writing this. I have this habit of changing my path about every 7 or 8 years. Why? I like change. I like challenge. When something becomes too easy for me then I look for the roller coaster ride again. It’s weird that I do that but I’ve realized who I am.
Today, I have a very successful interior design business that specializes in color consultation. The color consultation is the easiest thing in the world for me to do and people think I’m so utterly talented. Maybe, I am, I don’t know. I do know that I have a natural knack for it because of my artist background. That makes complete sense but I’m not sure I’m as remarkable as people might suggest. I do know that I make people very happy with the changes that I make. That makes me feel great.
So, where am I headed here? No where in particular except to tell you that I am again standing at a crossroads and feel a change in direction coming again. Right now I’m fighting with finding more time to paint. I absolutely love sharing my life, knowledge and insight here on Color Themes and will continue for quite some time. It’s like journaling for me. I hope I don’t bore you. (Snore!)
Today I’ve got some house cleaning to do and garage cleaning to do in order to make room for my art once again. I am on a mission to complete some art of substance; a complete series for once. I’ve painted several pieces but they are all in stages of incompletion. It is time for me to stop and smell the paint brushes and work solid for a bit to reach a precise goal that I’ve set for myself. I’ll put it in print so I commit today.
My 2nd goal is to find a gallery by the end of February to represent my work. It’s ambitious, but I’m open minded. It might be a gallery online, it might be my own, but I will have a nice collection completed by that date.
End of discussion. Just to let you know what’s happening in my life today and the next few weeks. I will be writing a bit more about art and how it fits in the world of design. This is my path I’m on for now, but hold onto your seats, because it could change.
