New Year. New Me.

We all want a reset button. We want to start over again and recreate ourselves and this time will do it right. We can’t change the past but we can find that when we change the external it has an effective and positive change in our internal. Some people buy a new wardrobe, car, furniture and decorating. I can’t recall many things that have had had as much of a positive impact on me as looking at the surroundings of my interior wall. As a little kid I had posters of Star Wars and sports stars. The excitement and adventures of Star WRs took me to another place. The baseball stars made me feel like I was part of the team and inspired me to be a professional athlete some day. It was fun to dream and aspire to greatness and that inspiration only cost less a few bucks. Even today I surround myself with photos or paintings of people that I aspire to be like and it encourages me. Some images are abstract images and the colors remind me of my childhood or places I’ve been or hope to someday visit. These external objects have a large affect on my internal mood and positive moods bring positive results. Maybe this is why I am drawn to paint people and not landscapes or buildings. People and their words inspire me to be better.