Blogging Anew

Please disregard my last post since clearly I had lost my mind and had no idea what I was talking about.

So it’s a New Year and time for a new approach to things and a fresh start with life in general. The first thing I’d like to mention that’s going to change is this blog (hey, didn’t I say that before??)

What is going to change is the focus of my blog. While art is still going to be a huge part of it I’ve decided to “broaden my horizons” as it were and would like to include writing and gardening, an art form in and of itself (those that had followed me for awhile and know my love of diggin' in the dirt). Right now, unfortunately, life is too busy for me to work on art as much as I’d like to; but not busy enough that I can’t indulge in writing about some of the inexplicable things that happen to me over the course of a day.

The other thing that slowed me down was that my beloved computer finally had enough of my not backing things up and leaving files of a ridiculous size on its hard drive and, well… it died. Tragic, I know, but it happens to the best of us.

So, as it happens, not too long ago I acquired another computer and am now back up and running with memory out the yin yang! I still have to transfer some things (specifically images, which is why there aren’t any in this post) over from the old hard drive and get myself something to back up all my files. I consider my lesson learned.

So I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth, I’ve just been wandering aimlessly on its surface trying to figure out what to do with my blog. I’ve figured it out and hope that you’ll join me for the ride…

Quick Update

Howdy folks!

Just wanted to let you know that I'm in the process of updating this blog to bring it into the year 2010 and out of the dinosaur age. You know, way back when in 2006.

Since moving the Other Half and I have gotten pretty much settled and I"m in the process of "cleaning", if you will, both the laptop and desktop as well as other technologies.

So as the Summer wears on stay tuned for a fresher looking blog and some new artwork!

Happy New Year's Eve!

"Eye of the Beholder" ACEO can be bid on here.

Copyright Rita Woodburne

Hello there dear reader! Tomorrow I'll be posting my goals list for 2008 because 1- it will finally be the New Year and 2- apparently there's a doozy of a snow storm heading our way and what better way to spend a snow day than by blogging about plans for the New Year?

Today I'd like to go all "Oscar award speech" on you and take some time out to say my thank-you's for 2007. First and foremost I'd like to thank regular readers for coming back time and time again to find out what's happening in my little corner of the universe. Second, I'd like to thank new readers for being curious enough to stick around and find out what the heck goes on on this blog. This blog is all good fun for me and the fact that people seem to get some enjoyment in reading about my trials, tribulations and embarrassments makes me smile, and that's always a good thing.

I'd like to list individually all the people who have been a great influence and inspiration to me over the past year but unfortunately I don't have the time to go through every single person. Some of these people have blogs of their own (a few of them can be found on the list to the right there... go ahead and check them out, you won't be disappointed) and other folks are friends and family who have just been supportive (aka- tolerant) of my adventures in art. Without all these people I couldn't have come as far as I did this year both artistically and professionally and for that I am extremely grateful.

I must admit that I have a strangely optimistic feeling about 2008 and I really hope I'm right about it and that it's not just my usual blind optimism that's leading me on. Change is afoot and I'm getting the feeling that it's all for the better.

Have a spectacular New Year's Eve and bid a fond farewell to 2007 as a brand new year begins!