Michelle McSpadden Art

I'm working....slowly

HAPPY Spring to us!!

Today is a beautiful windy day in north Texas. Such a wonderful time of the year when all the plants and trees are budding, birds are chirping, and the squirrels are chasing each other.

I was supposed to be releasing my new website in early April, but now I'm having cold feet about it. These days seem so complicated with the economy and foreign affair/world issues. Should I just keep things as they are on this blog? I can always forward my domain name here and conduct any business via Paypal invoicing. Decisions, decisions, decisions. May Jesus light my path in this area.

In other news... I am getting ready to move, but not really sure where. Perhaps Richardson. I'm currently in Wylie and have been here since 2021 while caring for my sister, but now she is with our brother.

Change is definitely on the way and I've been preparing for it by simplifying my life and throwing out tons of junk. How did I ever accumulate so much stuff?

Here are a couple of pics of the studio during packing....

* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. * All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission.

Launched

The new website is up

www.michellemcspadden.com

The past 3 days have been crazy. I had more issues with getting the blog updates done than the actual new website. Wasn't really expecting that, but things seem ok now. Now to celebrate 😁

Getting closer to launch

The 12/10 "go live" date is almost here and I'm about 80% done with the changes to this website and the new one, as well as trying to work on new images to put out on the PIXEL website. I think the next 2 days are going to be extremely busy.

The only thing I really wish I had to add to the new website are new paintings. Perhaps they will be ready by 1/01/23. My creative time hasn't been what it should be. Life is a little chaotic at the moment and I find it difficult to focus on artsy things when my heart is troubled. This is something that I need to lay at Jesus' feet since stress and mess are a "given" in this life. I am thankful that this season will pass and that I will be much better for it. Seasons of life often seem so permanent, and that is a key deception tactic that the enemy of our souls likes to use when he attacks our minds: "this won't change, nothing gets better, you're failing, just give up, etc." But God. God says something quite different. (See the Gospel of John) 💗💗💗

The painting pic attached to this post is not of the original painting. The colors and/or contrast have been adjusted specifically for PIXELS/Fine Art America.

Simplicity - filter 2 Painting by Michelle McSpadden - Pixels

* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.

* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission.

Artsy fartsy plans 😊

HAPPY Wednesday!!

Now that the date (12/10) for the new website going live is fast approaching, I am finalizing my plans for the future of this website and wanted to see about getting your feedback too. You can comment below or email me at mdm123@ymail.com to share your thoughts/opinions.

Art Blog ideas that I'm pondering:

1) 1 post a month detailing the "why" behind the art. (Image Synopsis)

2) 1 post per month for autobiographical stories. Life experiences tend to show up in my compositions occasionally, so maybe some background info would help viewers go deeper within certain works for contemplation. ???

3) 1 post per month to spotlight an artist that I follow on Instagram.

4) Do a combo of 1 & 2 per month

5) Do a combo of 2 and 3 per month

6) Do a combo of 2 and alternate between 1 and 3 per month. That would be 6 image synopsis posts a year and 6 artist spotlight posts a year.

Personally, I like #6 the most and think it offers me a little more flexibility. What sounds good to you?

I'm ALSO working on setting up a schedule for Instagram as well. I should be posting at least 5 times a week, so hopefully I can do better with that. I want to post 2 - 3 drawings a week along with 2 painting in progress posts.

Plan your work, then work your plan. 💗

New Website Update

HAPPY Saturday!!!

Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is on the way. 😁

I hope you had a great time with friends and family. I am so thankful to have survived the year so far. It has been one of the most challenging years ever and I am so looking forward to celebrating the closure of 2022 and the arrival of 2023.

Things are moving along well with the new website, so my target completion date is 12/10. As I copy over info from this website/blog, I have to decide what to leave on this site. I think a few pages may be deleted, but I do plan to continue on with the blog, just need to plan out how often to do posts so that I can stay somewhat on a schedule.