tomorrow begins 29 faces with ayala

but for now, here are some of them paintings done in

the month of january with leslie seta and 30 paintings and 

gritty janes's 40 portrait challenge.

at the end of this post there is a label for 30 paintings

if you click on it you can see all the posts for these paintings

and some of the processes in creating them.

what i have learned from this is that having an intention, a routine, a discipline,

a specific time and place that i do art  puts painting at the center, the core

of what gets done first.  for me, that means painting first thing in the morning.  

there is no putting it off or doing it after anything else.  well, i often exercise

somewhere during the morning.   i put painting in my calendar like any

other 'date' or appointment.  i don't change that.  it has helped me to be

more organized both externally and internally.  i feel focused and 

quite at peace.  this tells me that i have made the right decision and

am at the right place. right now.  i am interested in how you

organize your creative time, what works and what doesn't

for you?

have a lovely weekend


today's post is linked with the lovely artists at paint party friday