The Art & Poetry of Mary Coleman

I finished my latest PPE painting. It’s not my favorite that I’ve done but it’s completed. My next one is going to be quite a challenge (even though this last one turned out a lot more challenging than I had anticipated). It’s going to be 16 x 20 inches and is going to include three figures. I’ll put the image I’m painting from below so you can see the source. The background will be solid like the rest of my PPE paintings.

I have been working towards my New Year’s resolutions. It’s a slow process because I don’t want to introduce too many lifestyle changes at once and fail at all of them. This week I’m introducing strength training. I’ll do that twice and run three times. I have been running these past few weeks.

I’m practicing calorie counting again because I need some accountability. When I don’t count calories I tend to have bigger meals and more snacks. I also get more takeout and eat less fiber than I need. Though I still follow intermittent fasting, I am now tracking the food I eat during eating windows. My aim is around 1800-2000 calories a day which seems reasonable.

I have had a lot of dental work done recently and more to come. There were 6 fillings that needed to be replaced and the implant crown still needs to go in. So far I’ve had 2 of the fillings taken care of but I have two more procedures to finish the rest of them. Since I can’t get shots in my mouth without something to ease my anxiety, I have been using oral sedation before each appointment.

My dream job would be to own a gallery. This is not something that will ever happen, but I can say it’s a dream.