I feel like I’ve done nothing but work, eat, paint, and sleep for an entire month.
A bunch of the paintings that I dropped at the gallery last month sold, which was fantastic, but meant that I had to produce another batch for them to hang ASAP! I had been working on one big painting since the beginning of the month, so I spent the past two weeks in a flurry of painting trying to produce a few smaller paintings to frame.
It’s a great feeling to be selling, and I feel like I’m on the right path in my transition from engineer to painter, but I’m exhausted!! I feel like I’ve been working two full time jobs, with no time for anything else.
Luckily, I put the finishing touches on all the paintings this weekend, and got them framed and signed and out the door. This painting is the largest of the batch – it went out the door this morning with the paint still wet.
Title: “Last Light – Beaver Creek”
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 24x30”
In real life, the foreground of this painting was a golf course fairway with pond and obnoxious fountain included. I had to do some creative editing to eliminate the golf green and fountain!!
I’m taking a break from painting tonight. It’s been beautiful outside lately and I haven’t been able to enjoy it, so I’m going for a nice easy bike ride after work and then I’m going to go to sleep EARLY!
Dude, is this your new thing -- just one post a month as the prior month ends, so you can say "Yay, April is over" or "Yay, March is over"?? Totally not fun.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I agree -- April was the longest dang month I've ever participated in.
I was walking along the sidewalk yesterday and saw something familiar hanging in a window on 3rd. I know paintings are always more impressive in person, but this and the other one inside are truly incredible! so glad I happened by, wish I could've seen the others before they sold!
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