I've decided to start hoarding images of my new work for awhile. Suddenly my work has taken a big leap forward and I've been thinking that it would be best to unveil the new paintings as a group, as a - dare I say it - body of work. Today I had a studio visit from a fellow artist, and it was so reassuring to have an artist whom I respect so much confirm to me that, after producing more failures than successes over the past six months, I have actually managed to make real progress in my work. It feels good to see that I'm beginning to gather some momentum - with a little more confidence, a lot more clarity, and frankly, much better paintings.

But sorry, no peeking yet (not that I'm not anxious to show you). It kind of feels like I'm getting ready for a ball, even though I haven't yet received an invitation to the party.