Fascism Intensifies

The incredibly obvious downhill slide into authoritarianism continues apace. Jon Stewart had an incredible interview with an author and professor from the Philippines who has witnessed authoritarianism first hand (repeatedly) now, first there, and now in the U.S.

And on that note: Everyone whining “Why is he doing this?” MONEY you dumb motherfuckers! The answer is money and control and stripping the US for parts! Her model is Russia after the communist government collapsed and the oligarchs privatized everything making an insane amount of money.

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I am busting ass on the watercolors for the “Home is Where the Heart Is” show. It looks like I’ll get it done but I am driving these to the gallery on the last day of the deadline!! Yikes. I need to get frames and the only place left is Michael’s. I do not know how to frame a painting. I WILL eventually look it up but I don’t have time to learn it right now. I just have to do the best I can. I also have an exciting event coming up in April that I will be needing MORE frames for. Exciting but expensive. I don’t know if I'll sell anything but I have to try! I guess I’m doing this- I guess I’m trying to be an artist.

If I ever find my fucking Photoshop disc, I can make prints of all these recent works. Anyway, if they don’t get in the show I will list them on Ko-fi, same for if they don’t sell. I’m hoping to start offering prints this year but see the above Photoshop problems.

I want to mention that I have been working in a lot of square formats, which do not make good greeting cards, because the square paper watercolor blocks are pretty reasonable. I have one 6x8 in painting that I can make into a card and that unfinished Halloween set of 4 that I quit on when my uncle died. I have 2 left to finish. One just needs the finishing touches, and the 4th is only half done. I’ll check my paper supply and see if I can get another card set made. It needs rectangular art. Sorry, I am very tired. I can’t word good right now. Politics is exhausting, art is exhausting (but a better exhausting than politics), and running games tuckers out my brain. I am still fighting the urge to sad-buy things so I can buckle up for the coming economic depression.

The good news: I made enough money in art sales this month to cover the cost of my final Aimerai Wicked payment. So that’s neat. I won’t have to touch my bank account for that last payment. I may be able to get some art supplies next month, depending on how my finances go- and how much I spend at the birch panel sale.