I Need A Studio...

Well here it is, the end of January... I'm surviving the winter, but not really the most optimistic or jovial guy lately... I haven't gotten to paint much this winter because of our new situation.

Last year it was a lot easier because we were in a house with a 2 car garage with LOTS of extra space for me to screen off a makeshift paint booth... And even though it was a little cool in the [barely insulated] garage, with the space heater on HIGH it was actually pretty reasonable and I painted at least once a week through the winter.

But this year it's a lot more challenging... the uninsulated garage across the parking lot gets very cold, and my little space heater just can't fight it. The side of the can reads "50 degrees" after all... and when it's less it becomes a pain to say the least. So I watch the weather daily... and am hopeful to see a wam day... and am hopeful to be able to be home from work on that day...

On the flip side: our new situation has made a lot of things so much better for my family as a whole... plus our daughter will be arriving SOON (we're about 5 weeks out now) and we've gotten almost everything ready... I'm very happy that my wife convinced me that we needed the change in housing because we are so much better off because of it and things are just getting better and better...

So yes, I am merely a whiny artist complaining about the lack of his artistic outlet, because really the rest of my life is fantastic and there's so much more to come!

And in an effort to keep this entry brief [COMPARED TO THE LAST ONE!] I guess I am done for now...