my posts are random and few and far between, but i like it here.

a place to hold my words when they surface...

it's a new year. it is my deepest desire to create more in these coming days.

i fear sometimes that years go by and these thoughts, these ideas lay trapped within me.

i feel better when i create...an outlet for energy that burns within. other things fill the void, the baking of bread...attempting ambitious recipes, small creations.

but there is so much more. i feel it.

i have a painting that i began almost 3 years ago. a wedding gift for dear friends that remains unfinished on an easel a top the china cabinet in my dining room. this IS the year. the year of it's completion and i hope the beginning and the completion of many more works of art.

i'd like to try new things, perhaps take a workshop or two.

i am excited.

the desire to paint is always within me but i think it has been ever increasing over the last several months. i am feeling more at home here (as mentioned in a previous post), than i have since the year i arrived back in this little town in 2004. i am inspired by the creativity of so many in this little town & surrounding areas. i am also noticing how breathtaking my surroundings are...
seriously.
we drove to rosebud a few days ago and i just couldn't shut up about it. the flaxen stubble of crops long gone still showing, so striking against the back drop of glorious blue.

i am loving the weather this winter. it was so mild over the holidays, so many days with temperatures in the +. it made the fact that my sister was celebrating christmas in cuba much more bearable.  :)

visits with friends, time with family. having sean home. a truly joyful christmas season.

looking forward with great anticipation to what 2012 may hold....AND planning a shopping trip for new art supplies!

in the meantime, i am feeling somewhat obsessed with sketchbook mobile! my new header was created using the app. feeling sufficiently outlet-ed for the evening.  :)