Holiday Season Midpoint
I’m at the midpoint of my holiday fair season after completing four days and have five days left. I’ll be in Berkeley on Telegraph Ave Friday, December 16th - Sunday, December 18th and Friday, December 23rd - Saturday, December 24th. I’ve already done three weekends of events and have these last two weekends. While I’m sure many people are just starting getting ramped up in the holiday season, I’m ready for it to be over so I can have my weekends back and things are a little quieter in the studio. I’m also still looking forward to these last few holiday fairs because I’ve learned a lot from the experiences. Maybe I’ll make a post that’s a bit of a retrospective on my experiences.
What I’ve been working on
I’m still working on the foggy landscape of the cliffs and the Pacific Ocean from a spot along Highway One. The experience is overall going well and surprisingly not as difficult as the ocean waves in Thought Collection. I wasn’t expecting things to go as smoothly as they have, which probably means that my painting has improved 🙂
I started another painting of the cliffs and Pacific Ocean from a different spot along Highway One. This one features more wildflowers in the foreground. I probably should come up with names for the paintings so they’re easier to talk about. Until then, I’ll just keep describing them broadly.
Inputs
I finished reading Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. There are many good reminders in there to create for the sake of creating and enjoying the process.
I read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, which was, in my opinion, an optimistic read about the different lives one could have lived. I would recommend it!
I started reading Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker because I’ve always been someone who has consistently highly valued sleep, has prioritized my sleep, and continues to do so. I really value schedules and consistency! I also have people in my life who don’t have the relationship to sleep and I thought it’d be interesting to learn more about sleep.
Outputs
Once again, I haven’t really had any outputs other than the holiday fair this past weekend. Any free time is spent inside reading and recharging.
That’s all for now. I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe these winter days!
