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More time
I have found this thread very interesting. I am impressed that so many artists can find the time to paint for long stretches at a time because I have such trouble with that. I have two children ages 9 and 13 whom I drive to school every morning and then pick up each afternoon. They go to a private school so there is no bus. HOW do some of you do it? Between the time I get home from droppig them off at 8:15 a.m. and the time I leave to pick them up at 2:45 p.m., that's 6 1/2 hours which sounds like a lot of time to me. But, it just seems to disappear. I try to exercise most days, and there's the grocery shopping, little errands, some volunteer time at school, a weekly bible study class, doctor's appts, hair cuts, phone calls, it just all adds up. I am not complaining at all, I feel blessed that I'm able to stay at home and do all these things but I need to paint.
I feel like I am a pretty organized person but it's difficult to get time to paint. I finally have a space I can leave my supplies out in, I have half of our 'computer room' and I call that half my studio. Those of you that can successfully find time each week (or each day!) to paint, how do you do it? I can see maybe a couple of hours each afternoon before I get the kids, but how is it possible to paint 5 or 6 hours a day or more? I would love some insight into how to make the leap!
Joan
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