I’ve got one hand in my butt crack…

And the other one’s giving a peace sign…

Oh Alanis, you are a delight…

Following the last post, I took a look at my goals for the next decade. What I wanted was to make sure that none of these goals reinforced or encouraged the type of masking I talked about. Next decade, I want to make sure I focus on creating for myself. With that in mind, I realized that my goal of producing some landscapes was, whether I wanted to admit it or not, tied pretty tightly to that masking. Like I said earlier, I like landscapes, but they’re purpose was ultimately to keep the family placated that I was doing “acceptable” art. Instead of pursuing these then, I’m just going to strive to create some pieces. Will these be landscapes? Sure, maybe one or two of them, but I’d also like to try and produce some of that artsy shit I’ve heard so much about—you know, shit with meaning and the like. Or maybe I’ll just do some pin-ups. Maybe both?

The point is that I want to spend the next decade really creating with the mask off, making exactly the art I want to make.

Finished a new piece, by the way. A gift. Can you guess what it is? That’s right, a landscape! I crack myself up…

Dicks for listening.