We'll start with Society 6 and the final day of the sale! It's a good ending to a long sale. It may not seem that long to you, for me it's been a lot of uploading and promoting. Which is taking away from the arting. Today is the LAST day and it ends at midnight PST so grab the wallets and check it out. There is a new piece up, there was a new piece on Tuesday as well. I will say again, it's fantastic product and I stand by the company. They are very good. Still no word back from their sister store. I will be contacting them soon. Possibly next week. This week there is no time. I digress...the sale is ending tonight and there is a ton of different product great for gifts for friends, family, strangers, arch enemies, yourself...don't be a Grinch...give the gift of art and support an artist not some big stuffy corporation.
In arty art news...there's quite a bit, along with more shameless plugs and stuff. As an artist you really can't afford shame, pride, and all the rest of that stuff. It does feel awkward, pitching myself, but a girl has to do what she has to do. There's some arty art tools that I'm really drooling over and that will help with making the art. Let's get another shameless plug out of the way. If you don't want to buy art, you can always go to the Support tab up top and support me there...kind of like Patreon. I do have my own reward systems in place. So if art isn't your thing, or you just don't want any, or you love the blog you can support me in that way. Otherwise another good way is to grab the art on Society 6. Okay shameless plug is over...
In the actual arty art news. I have been trying to customize brushes...haven't really created things, I lost my focus...I stymied myself this time. Focusing on the wrong things. I am now back to focusing on what I want to do, what I love, the passion of it...not the sales end of it. Yes, I know that you, my minions, do keep me going, but I have to do what the canvas is telling me to do, be it abstract or surreal or whatever....I can't keep forcing it and keep what little is left of my sanity. I was trying to force abstract and it was not making me happy and it was for sure showing in the pieces, which most all but one hit the recycle bin of no return. They were horribly forced and just not good. It's funny...art is a very tricky and sticky process. Do you do what is trending, selling? Or...do you do what the canvas is telling you to do, follow your passion and your heart? I am choosing the latter. I'm sure abstract will come out still...it always does, but I got so super focused on the first part that I was losing myself in a dark place. While I am dark and creepy, being in that place isn't where I want to be. This week, I will be focusing on what my heart is telling me to do...and customizing brushes so I can pull it off. I'm not sure how much actual arting time I will get but I'm going to try and squeeze as much time as I can in.
What has me so busy you maybe wondering...if you aren't this is where the other news comes in and you may leave...but remember the sale and to check it out. Well tomorrow is the day of Dad. It's going to be a bit busier than usual...but we have those weeks. I promised to play our play list, he was sad last time we didn't get to listen to Della and the Dealer. Catchy song...I didn't like it at first...now I do. I even found it in German, which is a trip and a half. It actually works. My German is coming along, slowly...I just haven't had a lot of time to sit down and focus on that. All about the pesky balance. Which I'm not good at but I try my best. That's all any of us can do. I'll also be revamping the D&D game and working on more of it for our next session. I don't want to leave it to the last minute like last time. That wasn't a fun feeling. Plus the normal adulting stuff. The hubby is almost over his plague and I'm glad of that. People really need to stay home when they get sick...instead of spreading the plague around because they want stuff they don't need. In his case, it's mostly true but there are exceptions...when there really is a NEED.
On that rambling, eye strain producing note, I shall leave you with one more pitch of my Society 6 sale! Check it out! I really did work my butt off promoting this one. Oh yeah, I need to start a new workout routine today! YAY for sore everything on my body...parts I didn't even know could get sore! Woohoo! Until Monday, minions...I bid you an adieu!