Anyone out there still hand write cards? Send thank you cards? Send a card just because you ran into an old friend and wanted to tell her on paper in a lasting way how happy you were to see her? This is one of the best paintings I’ve done in my shortish painting career. (That’s […]
Shopping – Ick.
If I have to shop, I go into the store to find what I need and get out as quickly as possible. The problem is that sometimes the selected store does not have the item. Then, I have to decide: choose something else or find another store? The answer is usually GO HOME NOW! Then I […]
New Notecards for the Thank You Revolution
Have you heard of the Thank You Revolution? This is something begun (or perhaps continued?) by my friend Matt McWilliams on his blog, “Life. Leadership. Love. Learned the Hard Way.” He writes thank you notes every Thursday and encourages his readers to do the same. He is a prolific writer of a great business blog, a […]
Donation Bloviation Postscript
I received a few emails about my “Donation Bloviations” post. Some people like to interact privately with me instead of in the comments, and I am grateful for their feedback and input. As a result of those private conversations, I’ve made a list of thoughts as a postscript to that blog entry. 1. Some of […]
Donations Bloviations
When non-profits want to raise funds, they hold dinners or tastings and have silent and live auctions to go with these events (called “Annual Beg-athons” by author Matt Gleason in the Huffington Post on 6/8/11). The first people they contact to donate items to their causes are artists. Why artists? Why not dentists, lawyers, gas […]
Your Opinion Sought
Greetings, oh Gentle and Faithful Blog Readers. Last year I printed a calendar of paintings. This year I have only been working on The Cabins of Wilsonia drawings and a few commissioned paintings. I don’t have any new paintings for a calendar. On my computer there are 21,500 photographs. With the help of my husband’s honest […]
Responding to the Voices in My Head
That’s a scary title, is it not? When I paint, I listen to lots of things. There is music, podcasts, talk radio, books on tape, and voices in my head, including my own. An aside: Someone said we should talk to ourselves the way we talk to our best friends. You know how sometimes you […]
I Have Now Chosen
I began oil painting on March 8, 2006. Sometimes it is hard, sometimes it is really hard, once in awhile it is fun. Sometimes I even like a painting or two. Oak Grove Bridge, 6×6″, private collection, 2013 2 classes at Michael’s (the craft store, NOT my husband!), 1/2 semester at the local junior college, […]
How to Enjoy and Use This Blog
Big fat happy THANK YOU to those of you who return to my blog, over and over. Based on some emails I’ve received, it is time to go over a few things to help you enjoy this blog. 1. Some of you have asked me how to comment. This is tricky. Some of your computers don’t […]
Business Decisions Are Hard Without A Crystal Ball
Maybe they are hard with one too. I’ve been getting the message from several sources that my prices are too low. My subject matter is Tulare County, and most of my customers are here. Because we are poor, fat, undereducated, breathing bad air, and accustomed to frugality, I price my art work accordingly. Common art marketing […]