𓇢𓆸࣪ “Cactus Hollow” Finished On Time!! ִֶָ☾.
Hello, all! I’m so excited to announce that my painting, the 18x24” acrylic on canvas “The Cactus Hollow Hotel”, WAS finished up RIGHT on time! Thank you for all the good vibes sent my way— they obviously helped! The application for the gallery was due Saturday and I spent Friday AND all day Saturday working my booty cheeks off to finish up and submitted it around 8 PM! The piece as a whole is really pleasing but I find the details the best to get lost in, therefor it is really nice to take a closer view (or zoom in if it’s not possible to view in person). The plan is to put this piece up in my spot at the Arts Council of White Lake-Nuveen during the submission process. I will also be reading the “Cactus Hotel” children’s book to my second graders’ class this month as a mystery reader for their Reading Month festivities and bringing in the painting to show them that books-even children’s books- can inspire beyond just reading their words. (I’ve done quite a few pieces inspired by books including Harry Potter & Charles Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend! If you haven’t seen those, maybe I’ll share them on here sometime!)
To celebrate finishing this painting, I WILL BE BEGINNING ANOTHER! ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜ Literally am going to just keep chugging along and keep painting & submitting & painting & submitting. I’m used to hearing a lot of “no’s” from galleries and shows, it will be fun if a few “yes’s” get thrown in to that mix and by constantly applying myself, I believe, will get me there. Once a door opens, others tend to follow. My next painting will be an acrylic 11x14” “Butterfly-finned Sharky”, much like the kind I have done in pen previously, however, I am really looking forward to getting into the nitty gritty details with my favorite tiny brush and having lots of fun with the brighter contrasting colors in this one.
I mentioned living through a lot lately (on a personal, national, AND global scale- for crying out loud.) and that things have settled a bit (at least personally) which I am grateful for. I was able to celebrate turning 32 quietly. Then the family & I snuck away from our Michigan winter to frolic in Florida for a week, which was both rejuvenating and made us appreciate coming home that much more. The end of this month will be a rough one. With my mother-in-law’s celebration of life memorial, her birthday shortly afterwards, and family in town to be together during what, will undoubtably be, the most difficult day all of us have lived through… I’m giving myself (and my family) lots of time & grace to just be. But I will continue to freaking blog because I am no longer posting in other apps and I don’t know what to do with my hands (Ricky Bobby, IYKYK). I will be pushing myself to post twice a week-every Tuesday and Friday. However, I will not be setting a time for the post so maybe just plan on coming to hang with me the next day? I hope you’ll come back to check on me… ᓚ₍⑅^..^₎♡
xxx, Kanda ˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ 𓆉
