Okay…so I HAVE been painting but…

blogging…not so much. I have been trying to upload a video of a painting I did in January but it hasn’t been working. Also I have done 3 commissions over the past month and a companion piece to the last Goddess painting which I finally completed…ToDAAAAY!!!

It’s rare that I paint men but lately I’ve been wanting to fill that void in my work. This weekend cleaning my apartment was more important than doing a bunch of paintings and next week I’m going to New York to visit my friends & family so pretty much I won’t be painting for that week. But it’s okay because I’ll still be off from work the week after so I’ll paint when I get back.
New York is about family, friends & a little shopping!

Respect…

I painted something new..

I just had to skip that family painting a little. I’ll get back to it. I like this painting although this is not the best photograph of it.

No commentary…off to paint some more.

The Balance..

I have not yet finished the painting I started last week. I haven’t even touched it. Why? Well because I’m not being a slave to it. I will finish it and I have several ideas for new paintings just waiting to come to life but LIFE is calling me, the business is calling me, relaxation is calling me and I’m answering. I watch dvds, go to social events, read, sketch out ideas for t-shirts and talk on the phone and chill when I’m not at work. Now.. I even go to the gym!
This is my life…NOW. I need to go to work and I need to paint but I also need to be a regular person. When the website was up & running and I was printing regularly I hardly had “ME” time, just “Yes Lioness.Com” time. But these days, I’m happy. I wish I could be more productive with my painting but there are only so many hours in a day. Today I’m off from work it’s “Pulaski Day” here in Chicago. I don’t know who Pulaski is, there’s a street named after him but Thank you Mr. Pulaski! Unfortunatley, I have a lot of lesson plans to write, so I’m not exactly free.
Will I fit in any art today..dunno?
But I will be unveiling my new line of fitness clothing in the next few weeks and I’m amped about that. Exercise is soo important to health and well-being. It’s discipline, and balnce & priority and we as Afrikan women really need to focus on ourselves in a positive strengthening way.
I am not going to be a production line for my Art, I am striving for a healthy balance. I want to live it and promote it.

And..maybe..by the end of the day I’ll show you a painting