Today was the first day of faculty meetings at Lake Forest Academy, the boarding school where I teach visual arts in northern Chicago, Illinois.
Things are getting very busy and I'm hoping I'll have some time to work on drawings and panel work once school jumps into full gear. It has been strange to be back at my "job" and doing other things as I pretty much worked on artwork most of the day everyday from July through August. I got a lot of artwork done this summer -- maybe 25 finished images. I still have a few dozen images in process, and another few dozen ideas sketched and maybe even more just in my head. I remember when I started it was difficult to get things the way I wanted, but after sitting 6-8 hours at a time and just working it was as if I was going through conditioning! I was able to draw the way I wanted and actually became more creative the more I worked. It makes sense, but I have never in the past devoted so much time to working on drawings like this. There is something to be said for a having a studio and a place where you only do your work and you are free from distractions. Of course, it's also nice to see your work as it progresses, which encourages you to keep working.
My goal is to not get bogged-down this year with "job" things and try to make time at the very least on my weekends to keep drawing--and finishing some of these pieces in my head.
