Cedar Lee March 30th, 2009

I’m finally back in the studio after my lovely vacation.  My first 4 days back in town have been busy.  My grocery shopping and laundry are done, I’ve ordered 21 blank canvases and artist boards and 5 new tubes of oil paint, and my email inbox is getting better.  Progress on my new studio has become somewhat stalled, but I’m working on it a little bit at a time.  I’ve even blocked out time to get my taxes done this week!

My inventory of paintings currently for sale is consistently dwindling.  I feel so blessed to keep selling my work to people who want it and to have a flow of income, especially when it seems everywhere I turn I’m hearing stories of artists struggling to make even one sale.  My main source of anxiety about work these days is that I need to create more paintings as soon as I can!

The past couple of months, I’ve been less productive than usual in the studio.  But I have an good reason!  As I publicly announced this week to all my family and friends, my husband Kevan and I are expecting our first child in mid-October!  We are delighted.  However, morning sickness (NOT FUN) and crippling fatigue have plagued me every day for the past 2 months.  I had no idea early pregnancy could be so debilitating and I am truly humbled.

That said, I’m now at the end of the first trimester and everyone tells me I should start feeling better very soon, and I am eagerly willing that to be true.  For now, I’m going to just do whatever I can each day.

Cleveland, my 2-year-old pear tree, is displaying full clusters of sweet pink buds in the true spirit of springtime.  The air has been alternating between chilly and balmy, and the grass is becoming more vibrantly green.

I rarely see the sunrise, but I did today and the glowing orange light was surreal.  Today I’m working on a new set of paintings for my Sunflower art series, so it seems the sun has set the perfect mood for today’s work.

I’ll post pictures of new paintings as soon as I have them!

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