In the painting Zone

Any artist will tell you there is no better place to be than the ZONE. This weekend I worked all sorts of hours and it felt like no time at all. I have been in the zone before but never this deep. Once out of it, I was confused and dazed. It was almost a scary feeling and if that is one of the side effects of deep zoning than I am willing to have more of it. Here are some of the pieces I created while in that zone. Tomorrow I will be adding the finishing touches on it and this piece called "The Ringmaster and his Prey" will be finished and in line behind the "Evil Clown" waiting to be hung in my new studio... I will announce more on that in the springtime. So many great things I have in store for my young readers this year!

Surrounded by friends

I have been blessed with so many close friends. I have had the same best friend since I was 7 years old and I have brand new friends that are wonderful. I even have friends that I run into every few years of my life and it always amazes me how our life paths continue to cross at different intersections. I am not sure if the full moon is wreaking havoc on me or if I am just super nostalgic but one thing I am sure of is that I am very happy with all of my friends.

Erin

I have been cheating...

Ok, its time to admit it. I have been cheating on Blogger and using wordpress. Truth is I miss my blogger account. I have been up to lots and would like to begin on blogger again. Not too sure why I can't decide on where to be on the web... must be my attention deficit kicking in. Below you can see my newest work, the evil ringmaster who lurks in the underground. Yes, he is from my upcoming novel and my illustrations are going to be quite different than my previous 3 children's books. This piece will actually have another character involved in it so keep your eyes open for it.

 Oh yes, I have been mulling over the idea to move into a retail/studio space where I can create my works and sell them. What do you think about this and also, if anyone has experiences like this to share then please comment. My heart is telling me to move out of my kitchen and into a space that I can dedicate to my work.

Until next post, I will be mulling...
Erin