September 29th, 2025

3 am. I always seem to find myself pounding away at the keyboard late at night. In fact, that’s kind of why I’m back at this tonight.

I realized recently that it has been four months since I posted any art anywhere at all, and even longer since I’ve updated this website. That amount of time makes it seem almost as if I have abandoned this project, when the reality is just a bit more nuanced.

I put my painting on hold (sort of) in favor of focusing on another project close to my heart — my novel. And that’s not to say that I don’t paint at all, because I do, it’s just changed some over this time.

Creative energy is infinite, but the human mind is finite, and when the two intersect it creates a sort of friction. While I have several paintings in progress, I find my creative energy is consumed by the novel, and there is very little, if any of it, remaining for paint.

A tentative hiatus, as I’ve been calling it.

A pause.

It won’t last, as nothing ever does. In the four months I’ve been focusing on the book, I’ve found myself at 75% of the first draft complete. Everything is mapped out, waiting to be written.

And then the creative tides will shift, and I’ll focus on painting again and let the novel rest for a moment before I dive into editing.

It will be an artistic resurrection. Because the more I write this story, the more it changes me. Nightmares have changed shape. Dreams have started to infiltrate. I find myself shifting from a place of lack and scarcity to a place of abundance and hope.

I cannot wait to share this new chapter of my creative world with you.

And I’m thrilled to see what comes next.