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My live audience!

I've finally gotten back on a "drawing" schedule after about a three month adjustment period getting used to parenthood. It took longer than I had thought, but, Vivi and I have come to an agreement where she will let me work for unspecified amounts of time until she decides it is time to eat or be changed, or she just wants my undivided attention, I've learned to accept her conditions, because she is SO darn cute!!

The hard thing is now that I've gotten into a groove drawing again, it's time for me to go back to work with my bro-in-law's roofing company, we are starting a large project on Lake of the Isles this week. Now I'll really have to be disciplined if I want to keep my progress going with my art AND day job AND baby, man, life just keeps testing my commitment to my art, if anyone wants to give me a large grant, I'd appreciate it!!

I am restructuring, "The Lake Superior Project", and getting ready to release the details, in a nutshell, the finished project will still be the same, 24 original pieces chosen from various subjects around Lake Superior, the main difference from my last proposal will be that I am breaking the project up into six geographical segments, so people can pick areas they are more interested in as far as financial backing goes. I hope to have the final proposal and video posted on my Kickstarter site within the next month or two, stay tuned!

Thanks for reading, and make sure to steer your friends to my sites!

Rob

Jump Started!?

I just got back from an appearance/demonstration at the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia, MN where my work is on display until the end of January. I was pleasantly surprised by the good turnout! There were several people there who were really interested in my art and the process in which I use to create it, I had several great questions during the demonstration & got a lot of encouraging feedback form the people who attended! It was also great to have Debbie & Vivi there to support me, (although Vivi upstaged me a bit)!

I really have to thank Mary McReynolds-Pellinen for spearheading the event, I think I should make her my PR person! In addition to all the local press on my appearance, I was interviewed by Travis Ryder of KAXE 91.7, public radio from Grand Rapids after the event and will be doing a television interview with a Duluth station on Monday.

All of this recent attention has lit a fire under me to make more of an effort to start working on some new pieces that I have been wanting to do for some time, but have been putting off. I just have to suck it up and MAKE time to do what I love!!

Thanks for reading, hope to post some new work in progress next time!