Sold 2 paintings on DPW

.....I'm going to start getting up at 7 a.m. again to get everything done.

How sweet...
I've posted two paintings and they both got initial auction bids right away.  Very exciting. 

Love my email...
Why does it take me so long to read my emails?  Well, I try to scan down and attend to anything that looks somewhat urgent, then I go back through and delete all junk(ish) mail, then I go through quickly to see which of my subscribed posts looks interesting to read, and I delete any that only need a cursory look.

I learn so much from so many of these nationally known artists who are posting to their blogs with very good and helpful information. It's almost like getting an art magazine in your snail mailbox everyday.  So when I'm painting, every two hours or so I need a break, and having these interesting blogs to read on my break makes it easier to stop for a short while and take the break.  I have to set a timer so I'll get back to work.

Etsy Shop
I need a plan about posting to Etsy.  When I put up a painting for the Daily Paintworks auction, I have to wait a couple of weeks to see if it sells before I can post it to the Etsy Shop. 

Food for the reception
I researched finger food and snacks and went to the grocery story.  Friday night I'll prepare most of the snacks and some will be prepared on Saturday early morning.

Painting
I didn't get to paint but have a plan for the next sections of the molding. 

Sold two more at Rhythm Cafe!

What fun, I had to bring yet more paintings down to the Rhythm Cafe to fill in the blanks.  I'm running out of work that will make for a cohesive display.  I brought one down that I never had on display before.  It is mostly a knife painting, large (20x30) vertical, of trees with lots of color.  Also a little more abstracted than usual.  I don't know for sure that they will hang it since I also brought two smaller ones and gave them a choice.

Shipping and Painting

I sold two paintings Thursday.  That's what I call a good day.

Painting was cancelled today on the Greenbelt, and we will go tomorrow instead.  That's good for me as I was going to drive the 100 miles tomorrow anyway, so one trip is way better than two.  So I'll paint for the second day on the Cox Field Painting in the morning and go to the reception at 2, then I teach a skating lesson at 4.

I should show it to you now before I continue, a little progression painting--well, not little--20x24".

Today, after I got one painting packed and shipped, I worked on two paintings that will go into the North Shore Arts Association (Gloucester MA) upcoming show. I had finished them a while ago, but there is always something else you can do on them.  You know how that goes, once you start, you get carried away.  Now just one of them is finished and the other one will need, yet, more paint!

I have two other little paintings that are almost done, the grapes and birds painting 5x5", and the other is a lily pond painting 5x7".  I'll work on these two on Monday morning.

Quite the assembly line I have going here!