Azaleas, III

charcoal & acrylic on canvas

30” x 30”

2018

“Azaleas, III” is paired with

Milepost 2: Goodbye to Sandra Dee

(Excerpt)

Despite my excitement about the challenge ahead, there was one potentially significant hurdle, I had not actually painted in years (nearly eight), nor had I even attempted to create art professionally as a non-student, like, ever. Sure, I sold work in the past, had pieces in a few shows, done a little something for a friend or two, but I had not engaged in a regular, focused studio-practice since graduate school.