Redtree Times

This is a new painting, titled In the Calming Light.  It’s one of the new pieces that I’m preparing to take to one the galleries that represent me when I make a mini-sweep through Asheville and Alexandria in the next few days.

It’s always good to hit the road for a bit and see my friends at the galleries,  to catch up on what’s new at the galleries and give them a better idea of where I think my own work is going in the near future.  That being said, I’m not a great traveler.  From the moment I leave the end of my driveway I’m counting the minutes until I’m back in my comfortable cocoon.  It doesn’t have to be a long trip either.  It could be a run to the supermarket.  

After a  short time, I’m ready to be back home.

But today I prepare to be on the road tomorrow.  I’m packing paintings, doing paperwork and checking weather reports.  Early tomorrow I’ll be on the road, my traveling anxiety a constant companion.

And I’ll be counting the moments until I’m home…