Happy March (Hare)!

Repurposing and reposting this painting I did from New Years. It’s one of my favorite paintings and it illustrates both what I want to do more of this year– reading, painting, writing, but also my theory on maintaining my sanity right now. Balance paintings that comment on the difficult times we are living through with paintings that show beauty and peace and joy.

Keep doing magic for yourself and those around you in these strange, chaotic times. Find time for joy and relaxation around your strategies and plans for how you deal with the malevolence in the air. Our heroes (you) can’t always be fighting or stressed— our bodies can’t take it for the long haul— and this is a marathon, but it should have nice way stations for rest. Hobbits need Rivendell, after all.

I’ve learned that making Art can calm our hearts and our minds. Try creating something beautiful for yourself and those you love.

I’m trying to balance editorial illustration that feature Orangesides and his Terriers (you know who) with beautiful calming paintings–soul and mind cleansers. Breathe in. Breathe Out. You got this.

Think local. Think Home. Think Chosen Family. Do what we can to those we have around us.

Pull out the top hat.

Do a magic trick or two!
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