Promise to myself

Impasto palette knife painting
Flower Series No 48
Acrylic on canvas
Available here

Two weeks ago, I made a promise to myself that I’m going to read more books, and cut back on work hours. Since I’m usually too tired, and have strained my eyes all day staring at the computer screen, I don’t read much at night. I watch something mind numbing on Netflix or Hulu until I fall asleep. The next day, I’m in the studio. No time to read is what I kept telling myself, but there had to be a better way.

So, I started setting my alarm early. I figured I’d give myself one hour each morning, and see what happened. Well, what happened is I finished The Goldfinch, The Art Forger, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, and now I’m more than halfway finished with Her Fearful Symmetry, and an ebook called King of the Dust Mites. So, I went from barely reading anything all summer to five books in 2 weeks! Not bad.