Time to get serious

It's time to get serious about art, for me.

Just completed my Masters of Ed at YorkU. It was courses only so there's no hope for a PhD, not that I was ever considering it. I've met great people in the program, and many were PhD candidates, however, it's not at all what I would consider for a future. I hate research and have been fortunate to not have to go to the library for those purposes.

At work, I was able to paint a rather large work in a rather short period of time. It proved to me that with time and effort, and accommodation from my Principal, I can get good work done. And it feels great. I even made two smaller pieces in a very short time (60 minutes). So as a Christmas present, I'll be painting works that are person specific - time to get serious about my art practice, no?

Dropping art into whatever you do is important, and it is now coming to fruition for me. With the MEd out of the way, it frees up my week to get another task out of the way: art for teachers through the Board's Art Department - a job I would love to have. While there are budgetary concerns, curriculum documents, etc, it's a great way to get the message out there; i.e. art should be the core of  work and not the after thought.

Think about it: who does Apple hire for their genius'? Math majors? Science department heads? No, they hire personable, likable and fun people. Anyone can learn the computer, but it takes a certain kind of personality that can be a "genius."

So there.

Take care.