To Paint, or not to Paint....ehh probably not...

I was recently going through all my old artwork trying to organize it and what not, when I realized that I haven't painted in two years! Holy crap has it been that long!? The last painting project I worked on was for a lady that I use to work with. She wanted a mural painted on her dining room table. I haven't even painted anything on my own time since then. I guess going through my old paintings from high school made me also realize that painting is hard work. It actually really sucks if you start a painting and never finish it. I believe I have a million of those piled up in my closet, just waiting to either be completed, or gessoed over for (eventually) new paintings. Painting is straining, time-consuming, and well...hard labor. No wonder I haven't done it in so long! Another mural I did two years ago took me over four months to complete. That probably lasted me up until now. Its crazy because I've taken several types of Art History classes and I've learned over and over about Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel mural. Heck...I've even seen it with my own eyes and can't believe how he ever completed it. It took Michelangelo over 4 years to finish the Chapel ceiling....and he returned over 25 years later to complete the nearly 68 foot wall climbing up to the Sistine ceiling, while in his late seventies. That is commitment. A few quotes of Michelangelo's I'd like to share, express exactly what I learn to live by every single day.


"I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish."

"A true work of art is but a shadow of divine perfection."

"Genius is eternal peace."

And my favorite, "I am still learning."


I thought I'd share a few old paintings I did three years ago. Good thing I have pictures of these, because one doesn't exist anymore, and the other I gave to my aunt as a gift. Also, I have very few paintings, I found. Even though it sucks and its hard work, I love it with all my heart. My goal is focus on my painting this summer.


24x30 in- Acrylic, RIP

14X18 in, Acrylic/Mixed Media