Growing up I often heard, "When you come off a horse, you get right back in the saddle again." Well, I didn't get right back in the saddle again this time, but at least I'm back. Sometimes I procrastinate something for so long that it begins to feel like it's been too long to even try again. Nevertheless, here I am. So what happened? This happened...

My mother-in-law had a fatal stroke in May 2016. If you had told me that her passing would create a 7-month creative block I wouldn't have believed you. But life is not always believable. While I haven't been much at my easel, I haven't been doing nothing. Over the next few days I'll be posting a combination of painting work and other professional work from the past year.

Today is officially the first day I've painting since July 22, 2016. As much as the anxiety of it gave me a headache and an anxiety attack, it's good to be back in the saddle again.