Happy New Year! As I was planning for a January printable calendar to share, I came across this quote from Emerson in my journal. It really tapped into my heart about the new year, and I decided to paint it. As my sketching and thinking process usually goes, the opportunity for my mind to wander as my hands put strokes to paper brought clarity to a jumble of thoughts… The turn of the clock last night has ushered in one more benchmark in how we number our days — 2019. Although that flip of the digital lights from 11:59 to 12:00 happens twice every day, this one time on December 31st every year seems to hold within it a deep breath, an inhale of possibility and anticipation. Why do we rest so many hopes and aspirations — what to change, what to grow, what to do, who to be — in that singular moment? Sixty seconds where it seems like the whole world can change.
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