Top Secret

Whew, I finally got on my way with my July show titled " I Live Here". I decided to do some Alaska images, the cool things about living in this amazing state.

My sketch book went through a lot of erasing, crumpling and scribbling before I found what I wanted to do. Sadly, I do not have a sketch book that you want to show around. You honestly might think I kindergartner got a hold of it. No, I am not joking.

Have you ever seen the sketches of Degas? Many of them are now on display at museums. I stood in the Chicago Art Institute once studying one of his sketches. Of course it was brilliant, because it's Degas but how would he feel? If he could travel in time and suddenly be present in front of his sketches hung on the wall would he be horrified? Would he think, " Who found that? Who FRAMED that?" I know that is how I would feel.

I have seen other artists sketch books and felt many of the 'loose sketches' were fabulous art already. Mine....not so much. I have even taken on line journaling/sketches classes trying to improve. Then I think who has time to journal and sketch, I have art to create!

So let me just let the world know, if I become wildly famous one hundred years from now, PLEASE don't hang my sketches for the world to see. I would hate to be shown up by kindergartners.