Today, I am doing some marketing for the Artist Project. This is the biggest show that I am in all year and it offers opportunities to see and be seen by many art lovers who come to check out new work and also to be “discovered” by galleries looking for emerging artists of note. This is always the dream.

I’m also offering a discount to subscribers.

Today’s activity involved hanging 30 + paintings at a local wellness studio. What an opportunity to have so many pieces up at once! And a chance for others to enjoy them.

Work by Harold Town at Art Toronto.

I had a dream to build an art studio at my cottage. It started out small, and it grew into a beautiful space. Part of the process was just believing that this studio was important enough to me as an artist to invest in. Planning the design and living through the process, was at times challenging, but has resulted in a wonderful place to make art. We all need to believe in ourselves and in our dreams. I appreciate all the work done on this project by my contractor North on Sixty and his many tradesmen. I look forward to being part of the Muskoka art scene.

Waiting for my studio to be started and watching it grow, has taught me about patience and provided time for some introspection, and also time to create.

I would like to celebrate all the strong women I know today, on International Women’s Day, but especially my mom.

The new year is starting off like a blank slate to be written on. What will I make of it? What direction will my art take this year? I am excited to see.

My garage studio at the cottage with work in progress. I hope to carry this calm, creative space into the rest of the year, wherever I am.

Turbulence is life force. It is opportunity. Let's love turbulence and use it for change. Ramsay Clark, civil rights lawyer

How has COVID forced you to change? Are there any positive changes you are going to make? I’ll share a few changes in my perspective and in my life.