Picking Up Where The World Left Off...

©2009 Bruce Anttila van Hoover ~ thisisbruce.com

Completed my first digital illustration since 2005. The second in a series of three airplanes called "Blue Yonder." I plan to print these 5 feet wide and put on a show this summer with a few photography pieces - see my photography blog for those details (coming soon)

Seems spring is a very productive time of the year. I've had my 7th week in a row of 50+ hours. With so many people suffering out there and with so many unemployed, I cherish every moment I am working. I am thankful for each and every client, each project, each mundane detail, I cherish all of you, clients who have faith in me and in my work. I am honored by each request no matter how big or small.

So much has happened, it's obvious I can't bring you up to date in one blog, nor will I try.

(Pandora is the new sliced bread.)

I've lost 1 client, gained 5 more, bought a house, remodeled (and still remodeling) it, I have a new 400sf office, wood-burning stove to keep me warm in the winter, and a new MacBook Pro laptop computer, which is nothing short of amazing. I am working now across all time zones, from DC to Hawaii!

I've joined a rock band, picked up my illustrations, and feel I am on an upswing of creativity. I feel like I am doing what I need to do, in every keystorke, every mouse click, every creative glance at my monitor, every run up my piano, every dreary morning chopping wood to get a fire lit for the day's warmth. I am blessed. I have found flow in Montana.

Did I mention the rock band?