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A List and request for your opinions

Hope you all enjoyed the week of fall photos! I loved taking and posting them for you. Okay, I did it for me too. 😎

With shows on three consecutive weekends thus far, I feel a little tired. Lists are an easy way to blog choppy unrelated ideas without sounding choppy and unrelated.

  1. This is the last week of drawing lessons for the year. I have a waiting list to get into lessons now so will have to ask the folks who aren’t attending regularly what their intentions are. Sometimes that feels very awkward – “Sorry to hear of your troubles – will you be continuing in lessons?” Or how about this version: “Haven’t seen you for a few weeks. Since you haven’t come, called, or paid, did you quit and forget to tell me?”
  2. The Perfect Gift Boutique was fun for several reasons. I like that little old building, it is a chance to hang out with some artist friends, and it is a chance to see folks who regularly visit Three Rivers over the Thanksgiving weekend.
  3. The Perfect Gift Boutique wasn’t fun for several reasons. It was hard to be indoors for 2 very nice days. It didn’t seem as if we had nearly as many visitors. Sometimes it feels as if shows aren’t really worth the amount of work. (I must be a little tired to be admitting that!)
  4. My husband thinks maybe I cram too many paintings into my booth and it overwhelms customers. He may be right. May I have your opinions in this matter?
  5. The handful of blogs I regularly read often use bold in the middle of their posts. I wonder why. Do you find it distracting?

Thanks for stopping by. I’m glad we had this little talk.


6 Comments

  1. I love reading your blog. It always makes me smile…and many times laugh. I love your sense of humor. I like all of the canvases at your art shows! And as far as the bold print – I hate to say it, but I didn’t even notice it!

  2. I tried the bold type on my blog for awhile and then stopped. But I am starting it again because so many blogging experts say the bold type is important in helping people scan posts to see if they want to read more, etc. As I remember, they say it helps make your posts more readable and actually will help attract readers. So, I’ll give it a try again! 🙂

  3. Jennifer, usually I don’t succumb to peer pressure, so it may be a case of “monkey see, monkey do”. And you are so right – “gentle and sweet” is always a good approach (except when a bear is walking into my cabin).

  4. Jana,
    You made me grin as I read this. Yes, I like the splattering of canvases. The viewer can always take their time to look at them, and it makes the most use of your space.

    Re bold, I have fallen into that too, after noticing others do it. Ahh, peer pressure. 🙂 I’m guessing it helps us add emphasis to certain elements.

    Good luck with the waiting list conversations. Gentle, and sweet. :O)
    Jennifer Dougan
    http://www.jenniferdougan.com

  5. You always bring a smile to my day. Thank you. But if you didn’t display your available paintings, how would people know what you had?

    • Thanks, Susann! Happy to bring a smile to you, and you are right about the paintings. Guess I feel as if all my visitors and blog readers are friends instead of potential customers to be “pitched to”. Maybe I need to hire someone to do the pitching while I just sit off to the side knitting and grinning.

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