Time to start the blog again while we are all at home/studio for a while:

I am an artist, or so says the degree on my college diploma. I live in the sierra foothills in a town called Coarsegold. Through this blog I am hoping to connect with other artists and members and talk about how I am meeting the solitary challenge and what I am doing to grow as a person and artist during this time. 

At the suggestion of my husband I started a daily journal or diary to capture what I was doing during each day. I could look at my accomplishments and also see some of the wasted time. This blog will be part of my journaling. 

The first day we were here I spent the morning wandering around my office in the studio, not accomplishing much but I was quite successful at was just moving things around. The second day it was time to tackle the studio. I set up separate areas for pastels, oils, and watercolors. I am very fortunate, and a little spoiled that I can get up in the morning leave the house and be in my studio in minutes, still staying within the shelter at home rules. Below is the view out my studio window, the house is short walk to the left. 

When I left corporate America to start the next phase of my life I determined it would all be about art. Knowing that I do not do well in isolation I opened a fine art gallery, A Sense of Place, about 45 minutes from where I live. Each day, 5 days a week, I made the trip to the gallery. I have the opportunity to not only represent some fantastic local talent but also teach both pastel and watercolors. I have also been able to sponsor nationally recognized artist to teach workshops in the gallery. I averaged about 100 miles a day, now it is about 6,000 steps. 

On March 15, 2020 we were told we were to stay sheltered at home. Through this latest blog I will share with you this journey.