I'm sorry it's been a while... we went on a trip to Amsterdam, Normandy and Paris. If you follow me on FB, you already know that. The pictures and inspiration I brought home from that trip were a little overwhelming, to say the least. But when we were home again, I had to get into gardening mode again to get the place ready for the local garden tour that was on Father's Day weekend. For the tour I also put out some art.... so had to get that ready too! Plus, I had to paint from time to time, naturally.
Now I'm in 'get ready for the August show' mode... will have the Waterford Old Town Hall all to myself! My first solo show. I'm really excited about it, and want to have some fresh, recent stuff for it. I've done about 6 pieces since the trip, which is pretty good. The garden tour sales were disappointing... not as good as my own "Art in the Garden" show last year. I guess they were mostly gardeners, not art seekers. So for this show I'm hoping for a little more in the way of sales. I believe my prices are reasonable, and my work is good. The 'bad times' don't help much either... but I continue to paint just because I love to.
My subject matter is all over the board! I've done 4 from the trip, but then did a dog commission, and a waterfall in the winter. Go figure... then I paint flowers during the winter! Today I did some work outside in the shade of the trees. I paint whatever moves me at the time... which relates to the theme of my show -
time. I'm calling it "Spots in Time", and will add a quote or explanation with each piece to its meaning in my times. I hope it's something different from other shows.
I've attached this one, in progress still I think.
