C'mon, Keep Up!

Apparently, that's something I haven't been doing.  I *do* have updates....really.  Everything seems to be keeping me busy enough not to get to them, however.  Some people do New Year's resolutions, but I find fall as appropriate a time as any to form new habits (haha...or attempt to).  Maybe it's all those years of going to school.  Seems as good a time as any to start something new!  Like, perhaps, posting regularly again?

Horses have been coming and going - yearlings off to the training centre for the next stage of their lives, two-year olds back for a rest after a bit of time at the track. Fall seems to be settling in a little too comfortably, but I guess that's inevitable.  It's dark when I get up to feed the horses.  Dark too soon after they come in for dinner. 

The two April foals, Moxy and Stella, were weaned last week, and are adjusting to their new life as individuals.  Well, mostly.  They still have each other, and soon they will get a formal introduction to Victor, so that the latest version of widgets can begin to entertain!

Fall will be a busy time for art as well.  The Milton Studio Tour is less than two weeks away, and the way the trees are changing colour, it should be a beautiful time for a drive in the country!  I'm back at my home location for the tour this year, so come out and see some artwork and get a glimpse of those 'kids' out in the paddock that provide my never-ending inspiration!  Dates are October 5&6 from 10am-5pm both days.

The following weekend, which is the Thanksgiving long weekend here in Canada, I'm joining a group of artist friends to show work at the Erin Fall Fair.  If you're visiting, look for us!  There are five of us involved, and I guess you could call us the founding members of the Canadian Equine Artists Society.  So far we just have a Facebook page.  Join us there to keep up to date on developments!

Busy days ahead.  Hope you can make it out to one of the upcoming events to see my new work!

What's Different?

Okay, no prizes if you get the right answer to that. I mailed off my entries for the Art Show at the Dog Show today, after a couple more days of fiddling with the paintings. The painting of Zen isn't a whole lot different from what I posted here, but I made an executive decision on Finn after some discussion with a fellow artist. Like I said, no prizes if you can pick it out!

There's a lot of talk flying around these days about making resolutions for some reason. :-D I gave up on the resolution thing a long time ago - for me it's usually a matter of just carrying on with what I've already got happening. "The holidays" don't mean holidays for most horse people, so it's not like I'm coming off two weeks' vacation looking to make a fresh start. That said, I thought I might try to feed off some of the hype and get myself back into a routine of working out and eating better. No, not because Oprah told me. And no, that doesn't mean I'm going to give up chocolate. I have been on the treadmill a couple of times this week however, and am being more diligent about my water consumption. Are you all proud of me? It did strike me earlier this week that I used to do two hour spin classes, and drink a couple of litres of water a day. I think maybe I need to do something about that!

Often after the frenzy surrounding meeting a deadline, I have no desire to paint for a couple of days, and go along with that. I actually don't feel that way this time. Maybe all that water is giving me more energy, haha. On that note, time to take advantage of that and pick up the brushes!

Hope you don't mind another horse pic though. This is Jubie, recently retired. Kind of looks like something I should paint, doesn't it?