Monday: My week started out positive with a trip to City Hall to see the plaque I helped with for Camarillo's 50th Birthday! It is being displayed at Camarillo City Hall, not sure for how much longer though.
I then went to my studio to start the new commission I received on Saturday. Since I was told I was on a time crunch to finish it, I decided to start as soon as I got to my studio on Monday [Side Note: when I am told I don't have much time, I don't waste time getting started, knowing how long some of my drawings take. I prepped the photo Sunday night and stated at 8:30 Monday morning]. I spent about 4 hours on it, making significant head-way and really excited that my energy about the drawing was up and my focus was all there.
(There is a sketch on the first image)However, about 4:30pm that afternoon I was called by my client and told that the commission was canceled.... I took a deep breath and sighed. The drawing was turning out well enough that I wanted to finish it, so thankfully the man who was originally wanting it done is allowing me to still finish it, and I will be putting it in my portfolio. He now wants another drawing done, but this time with no time constraints.
Tuesday: This is usually the day I look forward to the most because I have nothing planned except my job. That means I get an entire day of drawing, w/o meetings, plans or distractions (usually). Yet, that morning I woke up in a completely drained state, both physically and emotionally. I felt like doing absolutely nothing all day... So I did exactly that, nothing... It was hard knowing that I had so much time to draw and get things done, but I did none of it. I didn't feel good about it, but I also didn't feel like doing anything about it either.
Wednesday: I woke up feeling refreshed! I felt like my day of doing nothing might have paid off and now I was rejuvenated for a day of productivity. I was able to work more on a drawing I have been trying to finish for the Boykin Family, as well as get some errands done before Friday. Overall it seemed to be an average day, which felt better given my state of mind the day before.
Thursday: I woke up in a state of physical and emotional lack, again... However even though my day was wrought with internal conversations, dilemmas, and planning for decisions that need to be made soon, by the end of the day all was well again. I am working on getting prints of my drawings made for the Heart of Hope Auction Benefit next Friday as well as the Holiday Market at my Studio on December 6th. As of 9 pm last night I had no idea what I was going to do to pay for getting the prints made. I have been trying my best to save the money I have been getting from my classes and commissions for my rent and necessary purchases for my studio. I just paid rent last week and it came pretty close to depleting the earnings I have made. I prayed about it to let God know how I was feeling and that I needed help figuring out what to do. When I got home after my class (which was fun and enjoyable, despite my worry earlier in the day), my dad reminded me of a stash I had been saving for a while (and honestly forgot about) and that I should use that money to help me make the prints! So cool how God uses others to help us out!
Friday: It is now Friday and I have been able to have a productive morning, using my time to prepare for getting prints made and getting ready for an event I was invited to tonight to show my drawings at. The New West Symphony is performing tonight in Oxnard and I have been asked to show some of my drawings in the lobby before the performance along with my fellow artist in residence Marion Wood. This is shaping up to be a great day and evening.
All in all my week has definitely been a crazy roller coaster of ups and downs emotionally and physically. But even though I did not get the chance to draw every day like I had challenged myself last week, I was able to draw during my class last night. A partially finished still life of pumpkins and gourds.
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