Hi Lori,
Wow! Is it Friday already? :) Did not make 20 hours. Sigh. I found myself compensating (?) in an unusual way though. During the 15 hours I did get, I painted with a sense of almost urgency. A little 12 inch canvas resulted, and it bears none of the overworking that frequently shows up. A side benefit of the challenge?
Later, Cooper

Hi Lori, I wrote a comment above, but it seems to have disappeared into cyberspace. Sorry about that - looks pretty abrupt, doesn't it? ;-O At any rate, I put in somewhere between 10 and 12 hours this past week, which is up from last week's 8 hours. My outside job takes up the weekdays, so I have have found that this challenge is helping me to organize my time more efficiently so that I'm better able to squeeze more and more minutes out of a day for painting. What a great idea this was, and I thank you!! Without this pressure and accountability, I never would have gotten off my duff and done this. Next week will be even better. See you then! BBBBBBBB ;-)

Hi all,

Remember, my original goal was 20 hours for myself - which obviously doesn't fit everyone's situation. Some have reported that they normally work 40 hours/week, but these artists are full time and often have spouses helping with administrative tasks.

Daniel... thanks for letting us know that the hour mark doesn't work as well for you... no problem with that!You're really doing the same thing.

BB: if you have an outside job - 10 to 12 hours is something to brag about! Great job.

Karen, if you got a nice little painting and were able to do it while being more relaxed, then that is indeed a milestone. I can't stand it when I feel distracted. Always paint better when I'm in the zone.

Gotta run and do off line stuff now. Will check in later. Thanks all for taking the time to post.

Lori

Barbara,

27 hours! wow - I think you won the contest... there is no contest, but if there were, either you or K.Henderson would win. Anyway, that's wonderful.

Yeah, the food issue is somewhere down the road - related to the housework issue.

Thanks for checking in. You're an inspiration.

Well, my 15.25 hrs this week was an improvement over last week, I'm satisfied with that. The crazy thing is that I thought I was going to be golden last week and this, because the rest of my family is out of town. No one to make demands on my time, right? But that means the 5 animals in the house, and the acre or so of gardens had no one else to turn to, I couldn't call my husband to stop for milk on the way home, etc. Funny how much time one spends on such little things!

Anyway, this keeping track of my time may not get me to consistently put in 20 hrs, but at least it will show me where my time is spent, and what I can expect to accomplish in my studio time. It's a good thing.

I'm late posting in, but did get 26 hours in front of the easel this past week. None complete, tho', as all 3 that I'm working on are larger, more complex pieces for upcoming shows.

Late post due to going out of town on Friday. Got 6 hours in with full time job. Grateful for that. This is helping me focus. Getting more time with the sketch book and research while commuting instead of sleeping.

Got in 23 hours this week and finished up a nice one that will hopefully get juried into the Bosque Conservatory in Texas...won't know until late July. It is of Muskogee Indians at the Ocmulgee Mounds here in GA and can be seen on my blog http://pataroosky.blogspot.com Started 4 more and almost finished the smallest one today, but got too many interruptions. May work on it tonight, but I doubt it...kinda' fried right now!
Will visit my sister this wkend & take the Julian with me.

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