9 days to go before my birthday exhibition and lots of fires to extinguish before that. I wish I could only focus on painting and organization, but life's never that easy.

This being said, I got the "worst" done, now I have "only":

1. One 8 feet gigantic painting to finish.
   That's my major task before the show. I'm like 65% done and it's hard to pull off a piece like this in the pre-show stress, but I really want it done cause it's crypto-related theme and totally catchy. I think it will be my best piece to show, and totally unique to all else I've ever done, so it has to be done!

2. Print and distribute more posters,
   I designed them already, they look like this:
   

3. Design a t-shirt and have it printed
   I like to wear original stuff on my shows. And my helpers too. So I think that this time it will be the "Neo the One" kinda t-shirt :)

4. promote the show among my followers
   That goes without saying. It's all about marketing. Thanks God my following is already solid enough that I don't have to spend too much time on this part.

5. Logistics
   -bar supplies, raffle tickets, raffle prices, cups, napkins etc....

6. set up of my studio
   -that's time demanding. Paint the walls, pick the paintings to show, hang them appropriately, which includes hallway space and the huge industrial elevator I have in front of the studio. Clean up and get all unnecessary stuff out of the way. This is like a full day of work at least

7. organize staff helpers
   I'm lucky. People always want to help me. I have more hands that ask me if they can help then I can use. People somehow love my shows and they always love coming back. So this part is easy, just making sure they come on time to guide people in, charge cover, sell raffle tickets and handle the bar. Fun stuff!

8. rent a wireless microphone and prepare at least rough sketch of my speech. I do like to deliver a message on each of my shows, not only draw the raffle. Last time was pretty touching judging by the reactions of people.

There is tons more to do but I think I covered a good part of it.

Besides this, I am finishing small studies to have a relatively "cheap" art to offer to people, not only expensive large originals that only few can afford...

These are two most recent ones, just finished today!

The small kingfisher study I posted last time is of the same size:

Together with the safari studies it will be a nice collection of small works!

But the best, of course, is yet to come!
My large 8 feet crypto painting that I will hopefully finish this weekend and reveal early next week!

Until then I won't sleep much :)

Thank you for your loving support!

Be well Steemit fam and keep on being creative!

Peace,

Jan
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