Random

I was cleaning up my OneNote, which I love to do. I love organizing my stuff in Google Drive, Windows Explorer, Spotify. Anyway, I came across a list of "New Year's" wishes that I was going to send on Christmas cards in 2021. I didn't end up doing it because printing was expensive and the Christmas card painting series didn't end up photographing well. But I remember drafting all these wishes when I couldn't fall asleep at 2am one night. I picked out a few here.

May all your dreams come true in 2021
May you go get 'em, girl
May you stay healthy and drink lots of water in 2021
May you always find 0% APR financing
May you never go without air conditioning in the summer
May you discover your all time favorite movie in 2021
May you sleep in without feeling guilty
May you keep on carrying on
May you just keep swimming
In 2021, may you enjoy good vibes, go hoos
May you work smarter, not harder
May you achieve the impossible and become even more amazing than you are in 2021

And then I wrote at the bottom...

"Oddly specific good things"

"Common phrases and generalities"
...to remind myself of the framework for how to write these wishes. Reading some of these again made me laugh; it's embarrassing but I seem to enjoy my own sense of humor. 😶

Just an Archive

I'm usually pretty self-critical about my paintings, but this one honestly feels like a dud. I'm posting it to keep an archive, but I'll keep this short and move on.

The original concept was to represent the MECE framework of life purposes that people can pursue. From top left to bottom right:
-Influence
-Personal evolution
-Recognition / approval
-Understanding
-Valuing the moment
-Moral rightness

In the end, I rushed through it in terms of visualizing the image and also executing. I'm not even putting this on my IG. Goodbye.

"Pieces"