Art Of Tracy Verdugo Blog

2017, a year to reflect and replenish..... so here we go my sweet creative friends and family..... Many of you know me well enough by now to know that I am not one for brief recaps.  Some of my annual recaps go on and on and on, but this year, I am resolving to put it all in a nutshell, or at least a tiny glimpse of it in a nutshell. **please read all the way to the bottom to enter my end of year giveaway. There are 10 spots in my upcoming Face Fascination class up for grabs AND an original painting!! After the intensity of last 2016 (you can catch up here ), my journey through breast cancer and subsequent treatment, I made the decision to take things way easier than I have done for the past five years. I soaked in numerous bubble baths  Spent more time playing games, even when obstacles presented themselves took myself on lots of walks to the beach  looking for love in all the right places  and...

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.  e.e.cummings and for a beautiful walk along the beach today in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand......  and for a lovely dinner with Jenny, Simon, Meya, Lucas and Max....       and tomorrow we are all set up in this beautiful Papamoa studio    for Paint Mojo New Zealand!! Cannot wait!! :)) Po Marie!! (goodnight in Maori)

Concept and Creation 3'x4' by Tracy Verdugo acrylic and mixed media on canvas Happy weekend beautiful people! Will keep it short and sweet today as I've yet to get out to my studio and I really want to even if its just for a little tidy up! On Friday night I had my exhibition launch at the oh so delish Cupitts Winery....wonderful friends and family joined me as well as locals wanting to sneak a peek at my works and it truly was a gorgeous evening. ....just one thing missing..... not a sale zilch zip zero To be honest I woke up on Saturday feeling a wee bit despondent..you know its so much more fun when the red dots start appearing everywhere and usually that is what happens..... I waited till now to blog cos' I really had to digest how I was feeling.. equating my self worth or validity with the sale of a painting? How dumb is that?? So I did some rethinking... Art is about growing, evolving, becoming... My work is undergoing big changes and sometimes it takes a while fo...