My Soul is Dancing by Pat Stacy hanging in my office

Shopping for art for my southwest writing studio, I found My Soul is Dancing at Art Expo in Scottsdale. The artist, Pat Stacy, is late to her painting career in much the same way that I am late to my writing career, but we are both making up for lost time in accelerated growth in our art and high productivity.

I love the mature figure that is slightly off center (I can identify with that!) dancing in the light. What I especially love is that she is not alone. People stand in the background, a supportive community on the right; to the left perhaps her earlier self searching for a path through the ages and stages of life.

Pat suggested that I read the The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. The book is about the struggle to sit in the chair (or stand at the easel) and do the work. In a time when the path to success is looks like a mountain trail that disappeared into an overgrowth of weeds, I appreciate a good book and a lovely muse to light the way. Thanks, Pat!