Last week I had the unforgettable privilege of visiting western Texas for the first time. Not only to catch up with nearly a dozen far-flung friends in the renowned art capital of Marfa, but also to see a ton of underground music at Mexican Summer's Marfa Myths festival. It is what they call a package deal. You may have heard about Marfa, which has been blowing up the radar of alt-travelers since the 1970s, when Donald Judd claimed a hefty acreage of it to work on large scale

"How's your new life going?" is the kind and deeply personal question I got from so many caring friends this week. The answer is: GOOD. The real answer is: GOOD, and... I sat down this morning to do a little maintenance on the one-pony-show that my new life has become. I journaled out accomplishments of last week and took heart in the fact that I did manage to accomplish a lot. It was a week of painting like crazy, brainstorming for an exciting collaboration, gallery openings