2010 Painting #1

With the new year comes new resolutions. Eating less chocolate. Getting into shape. You know the drill.

I’ve never been one to make these resolutions. I’ve been known to make statements like “I’m eating more gravy this year”, but that’s about it. To be honest, I always strive to be a decent person, stay in shape, stay in touch with friends…ok, I may not do it perfectly. But, I try.

For some reason this year I got thinking more about these resolutions. Maybe something about it being the end of the first ten years of this century. Or the ‘zeros’ as George Carlin stated in his book, Last Words (which I found a perfect label for the “W” years). I was thinking about this so much I secretly made a resolution to myself.

I decided I want to be a more complete artist. I’m sure some of you are saying, “but you are an artist, silly”. But, I’m not what I consider a complete artist. I’m a designer. A creator. I write. I draw (or I should say, me draw to stay true to my brand). But, I don’t paint. Sure, every artist has their medium, but I always wanted to paint. With that said, I’ve decided to focus on doing 1 painting a month for the year of 2010. Consider this a virtual unveiling of my first piece of art for the year. Something I volunteered to do for the Utica Music and Arts Fest, which we originally developed the brand for at Romanelli Communications.

Note: although this is a bit of a selfish resolution, I will also continue to be a better person, stay in touch with friends, stay in shape, etc. Though I have cut down on the gravy a bit.