Solidarity. Grace. Peace. Hi everybody. We’re behind you guys.
Welcome to the blog where I talk about the present.
I wanted to wish you all a happy fathers day because I didn’t want to miss it. I might miss you next week. I’m gonna dedicate this blog to ME, because I’m a father. I miss my kid because I don’t see her that often. But I think about her all the time. My friend here who’s typing this also had a great dad. I had a great dad. He was very cool. A great dad and a great artist. He was truly an artist’s artist. All of my values as an artist I got from him.
You should check out his website: donnice.com
You know, a good painting has a soul. So whenever I miss my dad, I look at one of his paintings. I mean, the guy put a lot of work into each painting he did. He wasn’t like some artists that just crank out the work to pay the bills. I mean, my dad really thought about each brush stroke. It was cool to watch.
On another note, it’s been quite. I’ve been getting on the track with my walker. It’s tough. It’s hard hard work. But it’s worth it. It’s paying off. Whenthey said all this recovery would take a long time, I didn’t think you could count in decades. If I got my injury when I was 70, it would have been game-over. You just gotta keep at it. Don’t give up. I mean, there are times, I haven’t really thought about giving up, but it has crossed my mind. It’s tough work. So, I have private therapy I do, and I have my other therapy I do. So I have therapy three days a week. The rest of the days I spend on photography. You gotta keep your hands active.
Hey, I want to share with you guys I learned a while ago, and it pertains to being an artist. Now, I may be going off on a tangent here, but I thought I’d give you a word of advice. Whether you’re a water colorist, or photographer, or whatever, you always gotta keep your overhead low. I mean, I just have my cameras and lenses, and my hands in my pocket when I got on the plane. Everything else was rented. You never know what’s around the corner, and you don’t want to get stuck with a huge bill to pay, like a studio or equipment. Basically, keep your overhead low. Be ready to ride out the rough times, because if you’re freelance, you’re definitely going to have some rough times.
That’s about it for this week. Love and miss you guys.
Love, B. Nice