Taking a Breather

I'm writing this from the breakfast room of the hotel we're staying at in Galena Illinois. If you ever get the chance to visit here you won't be disappointed. The landscape is beautiful, rolling hills and twisty turning roads. In this picture you can see a house up on a hill top above the town even. This part of the state is not your stereotypical "flat-land" at all. Just beautiful and I imagine the tree lined streets are just stunning in the fall when the leaves change color. Downtown is full of quaint little boutiques, art shops, antique shops and of course the customary little t-shirt and trinket shops and gourmet candy stores. Today is the last day of our little excursion then it's home and back to the reality of children and a messy house.

Also, the art fair is next Saturday so I will be buried elbow deep in paints and papers all week getting the last of things done for this. I'm starting to panic a little bit when I let myself think of it. I'm just glad I feel confident that I have more than enough canvas's done. The smaller pieces go a little quicker thankfully. I've already warned my husband that I will be scarce this next week, I'm so glad he's understanding and supportive about my art, I couldn't do this with out him being my biggest cheerleader. I hope all you other artists out there are fortunate to have wonderfully supportive and understanding significant others as well. It sure makes creating flow easier when you don't have to worry that someone would be uspset that you're making art, rather than dusting LOL.