Life Drawing Class

So lately, my daughter and I have been attending Life Drawing Classes at The Gladstone Hotel, downtown Toronto. I think it's important to make sure that an artist practices their craft almost every day. This is hard for me but with time I think I'll be able to focus in order to make that happen. Tonight, I'm going to work on my painting.

This is one of my favorites.

We had this model who was very dramatic looking nicely accentuated by her jewelry.
I also love the fact that Gladstone sells Lattes in their cafe/bar. So, while you are drawing, you can drink coffee, or have a glass of wine.

That place fills up fast, so it's a good idea to come early.

Work In Progress

I've been feeling a little moody lately. I have had a week off and things have not been working out  as well  as I would  have hoped.  First of all I ended up burning my wrist on Saturday morning.

The election in the US has kind of disturbed me, mostly because it’s something I can’t control. And, once again I’m distracting myself from my creative objectives by focusing on everything  else.

Working for yourself is the hardest thing. You got to motivate yourself even though it seems like you’re at the bottom of a large mountain, and you wonder if you have what it takes to make the climb.

I am full of passion and intensity, and I think that alone is the power to take me to the summit of this journey. Though I fear, I must swallow my fear and tread ever onwards to the top. If no one sees me till I’m dead, it wont matter because I am living the life I want to lead, one that I’ve dreamed of since I was a child picking crayons from a box.

This is my work in progress. But I am that: a work in progress—creative, full of desire, and trepidation.

Got to keep my eyes on the prize: everything else is inconsequential.