Back to a normal life

Today is the first normal day of the new year, perhaps my favorite because people are energized and ready to get back in the game; get rid of what didn't work and start fresh....one of the things I got rid of was Facebook - never was comfortable with social media where we are tracked 24/7 and the players complicit.....perhaps in the real world I don't want to know about other than world news.

Today I'm thinking of my next painting, perhaps the winner I'll need for OPA coming up later this month. My focus this year will be more on painting than marketing.....I'll leave that to others. I'm also going back to painting my favorite subjects in strict rotation. Aside from my Crossroads gallery walls, I have a few solo shows to paint for.....many things to paint for.

Today I'll also back up important files, file away 2012 and make new 2013 folders. My paintings left from 2009 and 2010 will be retired for the preservation of my work in a Trust.

MY FAVORITE 2012 PAINTINGS

#631 Trafalgar Square - Children's Day Trip 40x44 oil on linen (1-26-12) Donated to Richmond's ChildSavers

#641 Matador 44x48 oil on linen (3-7-12) Private collection

#645 Thunder Surfing 44x40 oil on linen - Alla prima (4-1-12) Richard Stravitz Fine Art Gallery

 #648 Koi & Lily Pads 44x40 oil on linen (4-11-12) Private collection

 

 #654 James at Sunset 40x72 oil on linen (4-29-12) Private collection

 

#657 Surfer Dude 30x30 oil on linen (5-4-12)

#669 Koi & Lily Pads 30x30 oil on linen (6-13-12) - painting by the square - OPA 2012 Eastern 

 #681 James Sunset from Belle Isle 24x24 oil on linen (7-1-12) Crossroads Art Center

 #683 Prelude 60x192 oil on linen (7-4-12 to 8-26-12)  WOAS-Vegas

 

 #688 Golden Koi 8x10 oil on linen (7-11-12) Crossroads Art Center

#691 The James 40x44 oil on linen (7-17-12) LeGrand Fine Art

#713 Sunrise 8x10 oil on linen (8-12-12) Private collection

 #733 Alan Hite 14x11 oil on linen (10-1-12) Private collection 

 #734 Alan Hite 10x8 oil on linen (10-1-12)

 #735 Free as the Wind 56x46 oil on linen (10-4-12 to 10-24-12) Crossroads Art Center

 #743 Yellow Koi and Lily Pads 36x36 oil on linen (10-21-12) Weiler House of Fine Art - Fort Worth TX.

 #749 Yellow & Black Koi 72x66 Oil on linen (11-13-12) Crossroads Art Center

#754 Morning Grazing 30x30 oil on linen (11-19-12) 

 #761 Competitive Spirits 8x15 oil on linen

Later....