I wake up on the early side....between 5-6am typically. What gets me out of bed is knowing I have about 30 minutes to an hour of alone time. Alone = peace and quiet. I love my solitude. I have traveled alone before and enjoyed myself immensely. I could eat dinner out, sit by myself and be completely content. Doesn't mean I don't love my family or friends, but I often savor the alone time.

So, when I started doing art, attending classes, learning new techniques, color combinations, working with different mediums...I simply had to have all these supplies. Could I really be an artist without all these supplies????

Graphite pencils, TwinTone Tombow, Faber-Castell, Micron, Uni-ball-Signo, Sharpies....that is only the pencil and pens and only half of what I have!

There is just something about color that lifts me up, changes my mood and allows me to feel explosive! I get happy almost instantly. Not sure what it is, but I start a painting and it's overrun with color. Once my background is done.....It's color OVERLOAD. Is that possible? Just too much happy? Too much of anything just is TOO MUCH.