I took some time today to look through the photo documentation of my life this past year. I had forgotten how many new and wonderful things happened in 2023! For the most part, I just roll with the days looking forward and don’t stop to celebrate the accomplishments and wonderment that I experienced. It’s a practice I plan to do more often, monthly, even, in 2024. It’s quite satisfying to see the good things in a big stack; it feels like the whole is more than the sum of the parts somehow.
Writing this Substack is most definitely one of those accomplishments. I started last January, hoping to reach more people than I was doing through my website blog. Connecting with creative souls and old friends, and meeting new folks this way has been a joy for me and, I hope, has brought you a smile or sparked an idea for you as well. I have shared more than 60 posts and readership has nearly tripled over the last 11 months. I sure hope that will continue into the New Year. Share it with a friend, if you like!
I have some very exciting things coming up: Two paintings (the ones you see here) accepted into a gallery show that starts next week, a two week residency in the French countryside, a couple solo shows, and, of course, the fun of discovering how my paint journey is unfolding. I hope you’ll be here to share it with me.
I Thank YOU, from my whole heart, for reading along, sharing your thoughts, and supporting me, whether by purchasing my work or simply cheering me on as I figure out what is next for me in this life. I very much appreciate each and every one of you and wish the only good things for this coming new year.
Cheers!
MB
Happy New Year MB! '23 was amazing for you and '24 will be even better!!