Somebody Pinch Me!

The last couple weeks I have been working on a new little commission for one of my collectors. Did I just say that? Yes, yes I did. When I first started making paintings 10 years ago, I dreamed of saying that. I actually thought it was a fantasy. I slowly started making paintings, getting involved, and educating myself on how to make it in this business. It just occurred to me recently, I think I am "making it". If I know one thing for sure, everything can change as fast as a blink of an eye, so I promise to NEVER take this moment for granted. For right now though, it feels really good. I feel like I should pinch myself and make sure I am not dreaming.  I'm not making millions, but what I am doing is making paintings and people are buying them and they are even asking me to make them especially for them. That is what I have always wanted and now my heart is filled with gratitude. Maybe the millions will come one day too!

So here is my latest little dream come true in progress:

Last year I sold "Divercity" to S and L in Memphis. This is a photo they sent to me of it re-framed and hanging in their dining room. What a treat to see where my work now lives!

The day after I got home from Memphis, S texted me and said they need one more to balance out the grouping they had bought from me that weekend, but I only had three left and they were not the right colors, so he asked me to make one for them.

So I said yes, of course! I e-mailed him today and he is happy with it, yay! So now I just need to varnish it, paint the frame black, wire it, pack it and ship it! How do YOU like it? I think I might call it "Living the Dream".

The best part is, that today, I just started another commission for a wonderful lady I met in Chicago a few years back. I will be posting more about that soon....

Lucky To Have Good Friends

This weekend in Chicago was so good. My heart is overflowing with gratitude for my friend Ron for taking such good care of us this weekend, for my husband Ben for being my support system through all the heavy lifting, for my Mother in law who watched our kids, for my amazing art collecting friends in Chicago who came out to see me again and for my newest collectors who made my weekend a major success. It is a real treat to be able to mix fun with my work and my passion. Oh and let's not forget to thank Mother Nature for giving us the most beautiful weekend of weather in Chicago. I know how very lucky we were to be missed by the weather that many artists faced in St. Louis this year.

There's Ron holding "Re-Connecting" up in it's new home.

"Re-Connecting" on the wall.

Ron and Ben enjoying the second half of the Mizzou game.



Ron and Ben making fun of people. Don't you just love the straight faces they are trying to keep?