time log 1: 12 hours 30 minutes

• 5 hours reading and journaling about Art & Fear
• 3 hours tinkering with my blog template, posting, and finding relevant sites to list under Art Related Links (check them out, by the way)
• 1 hour recording my thoughts regarding my concept for this semester
• 2 hours 45 minutes working on problem 1
• 45 minutes on the Internet looking at art sites (go to Susanna Coffey's site and look for her painting Drift)

Seriously, go look at that painting.

This has been a productive week. I am definitely geared up for drawing.

paintings to inspire

Artist: Susanna Coffey
http://www.susannacoffey.com/recent1.htm

I absolutley love the last several paintings of her recent work.

Drift
Night Vision
Remote

THE BEGINNING...

OF SENIOR YEAR AND AN ENTIRELY NEW FUTURE.

Just last week I made a crucial decision... one that stands as the most important decision I have ever made thus far. I decided to drop the art education concentration that I have been pursuing for the past three years and which I am only one class and one semester away from obtaining. In hindsight, it was more than just a concentration. It existed as a pitiful little string to cling to for financial security and an easy way out. It was certainly a string made to choke me and suffocate what I believe I am truly meant to pursue and be in this life. I intend to use this last year to prepare myself for graduate school and a future invested in teaching art at the college level. An overwhelming amount of work lies ahead of me, but I am up for the challenge... and completely at peace with my decision. I am now embarking on a journey which will provide me with a deeper understanding of what it means to truly trust God.