Welcome 2026…

Happy New Year – 2026

Welcome, 2026! 

This Winter, I’ve decided to go “silent.” 

With social media, it’s easy to get distracted by the intent to gain more exposure and growth. 
We can’t predict the algorithm, especially as an artist. 

I’ve come to this point, where I don’t connect with my own art anymore.
I enjoyed the process at the time, but now, I want to dig deeper.
EVOLVE.
Instead of weekly tips on how to enjoy life more, or how you can use sales tactics to fix things in your life, I really want to focus on my “re-introduction” as an artist. 

I just came home from the LA Art Show with so much inspiration and so much to ponder! 
I had a great conversation with Robert Vargas regarding this disconnect I’ve been feeling and he made such great points about creating and the creative process.
As an artist, also born & raised in LA, Robert is such an inspiration! 
Sometimes, we find ourselves creating what we want and then shifting to creating what we think others want to see.
Ultimately, we should be creating what we feel, and connect to what we create. 
Those who’ll love it will see it, and those don’t love it, well… it wasn’t created for them. 

Somewhere in the past 2 years, I’ve felt myself evolve. 

I no longer feel attached to these old emotions..
The pieces are fragments of time. Visions of my life, at the time I made them, but that’s no longer who I am. 

 I also had a moment to speak with Nate McMullen, an artist who hosts Artist in the Alley in Pomona, CA, and was also showing at the LA Art Show. 
I briefly spoke about how much the LA Art Show inspires me to work harder and the disconnection with my current work. 
After my conversation with Nate, I learned, “it takes time.” 

You have to keep creating, and your style will come.

A lot can change in a year… 

And my hope is to change as much as possible every year. 

When I’m asked about my art, I say I explore the concept of “Duality”… “finding the balance between light and dark within ourselves.”
How you can’t have one without the other!  
That neither one are wrong or right… they are just different. 

But maybe there is a “wrong.” Maybe there is a “right.” 
Maybe it’s all subjective depending on who’s watching or living it. 

When I LOOK at my art, that’s not what I see. 

When I see my art, I see exploration.. Novelty. Tight Spaces. Cortisol. 

And while that may be the most accurate description of my life… It’s not who I AM. 

There is a difference between who we are and how we live…

Some would argue: your life is a reflection of what’s happening inside. 
What if I told you, that life can sometimes happen… like a tornado ripping through your house, and your belongings are thrown across your yard..
You did not create the tornado. The tornado happens. 
And just because your belongings are now rusting in the aftermath… doesn’t mean you didn’t care for them, are any less responsible, or are a disorganized mess of a person. 

This is why it’s crucial for me to be silent. Take it all in. Take a step back. See myself for who I AM, and NOT who everyone thinks I should be.
NOT who everyone thinks I am.
NOT doing what others think I should do. 
NOT owning an identity based on my current limitations. 
But getting back in touch with who I REALLY am. 

And more importantly, who I am NOW. 

My style is still evolving. 
My art is still growing. 
Like many of you, I am still learning. 

I’ve experienced so many tornados.. and before one moment is cleaned up, another one hits. 
My goal this year is to clean during the tornados. 
To Windex windows in the rain, dust during windstorms, and do it elegantly, and focused…I am determined to straighten up the aftermath, before the tornado ends. 

I create loud masterpieces out of silent chaos. 

Starting Now. In this silence, I still create. 

Stay Tuned, 

-Lund3on