Blue Christmas - SOLD
5" x 7"
oil on panel
When I can't sleep, there is no point in me staying in bed tossing and turning and fighting with the thoughts in my head. I get up after about 10 minutes of trying to sleep and head to the studio. Doing something, anything is the only way to quiet my mind.
The disadvantage is that painting or drawing takes over and before you know it, the night has gone and sleep hasn't come. Then I must either go to work or start the day. Sleep usually is not the option that ever wins, at least not until late in the day, as morning primes my spirit and soul.
During my restless nights, I work on large paintings or sometimes tackle little pieces like this one, done around 4am this morning. I should call these the "Insomnia series". Where the Christmas theme came from this morning I have no idea. But it made itself known there in the wee hours.
