I decided that this year would be the year I would give a bigger push to the personal side of my art. Painting is obviously necessary to achieving part of that goal but bringing it to a more personable level is important. When you live in a community for decades and are better known as the retired doctor-you than as an artist, communication is key for people outside my geographic area. I've been an active participant in social media for many years and have developed "in real life" and virtual friendships across the world. Most of my FB and IG connections are art related or from my hometown in east Tennessee. Most of my LinkedIn connections are medical or administrative. Almost all of my former follows in what I still call Twitter, are basketball fans. I decided to leave that site a couple of months ago. There's only so much force feed that I could take.  I have a nice blend of art, photography and basketball (Memphis Grizzlies) in Bluesky. I have used these platforms to post photos of my work and have been happy with the interactions about them with my friends.

All that being said, I want to start sharing some musings on life and art; where they intersect and what I'm doing.

I'm currently working on some new paintings for a solo exhibit in April. It will be a blend of seascapes, shorebirds and travel scenes. For my 5-person group exhibit to be hanging mid-February, I will have a mixture of my favorites and some never exhibited works. 

Until next time, I need to go paint!!