Happy Valentine's Day

A great big thank you goes out to Jill Pollsby for organizing a portrait tribute to Karin Jurick. And a big thanks to Karin for her site "Different Strokes from different Folks". Her blog challenges artists, and gives them exposure on the net. I have met some very cool painters through this site and some I truly consider friends. Happy Valentines Day to Patrice, Sheila and Annelein!

Crossing

I have been watching Karin Jurick's new site "Different Strokes from different Folks" for the last couple of weeks. I have wanted to make a painting to contribute to the site. This week, the photo was inspiring for me and I have submitted.

I was struggling with painter's block. I hadn't painted for a month and I was having a terrible time overcoming the inertia and all the little screaming demons in my head that tell me there is no use in painting. I forced myself to just sit down, ignore the little voices and paint. Today, I feel better.