As a result, I have given notice that I am leaving a teaching job that I have held for 5 years. Only three weeks of classes remain. As soon as I gave notice new students began signing up for the classes in my home studio. I was also offered a trip to France in exchange for a painting.
This was a great reminder that we need to create room for the things we really want in our lives. If we keep doing the same things each day we can expect to have more of the same. Travel to foreign places to paint is on my wish list and vision board. And so the adventure has begun.
I painted the Iris painting below this spring shortly after it bloomed in my yard. It is an oil on 300lb. watercolor paper. It has been purchased already. Painting this was pure enjoyment. Selling it was a bonus. For me a prosperous life includes lots of time to paint and some travel. What does prosperity look like to you?
