Thoughtful conversations with the people of Maine

I've been a full-time professional artist for almost 30 years. I have painted all my life, not always well, it's a process. I'm finally at the point where I'm comfortable with what I'm doing. And a lot of things are just intuitive now.

I know that it looks like I'm wealthy and I get to do all these things. It is important for me to project that because it supports my business. It supports those businesses that I rely on for my business. But I cashed in my retirement. I have no retirement, I have no savings.

I try to sign out of each day with exploration. Get a cup of coffee and go sit outside and just look at things for awhile, to sit and just practice looking. Usually it doesn't take long, but something clicks with that process of looking.