My First SALE!!

I sold my first painting!  Actually I sold four paintings, all to the same collector.  My first, and only, collector (so far) happens to be a good friend and a neighbor.  She has been asking to "see my artwork" for over two years.  I have put her off by telling her I was still learning, still practicing and "not good enough" for her to 'see' anything yet.

Then I went to Plein Air South in Apalachicola for a weeklong art event and there were several panel discussions on this very topic. The artist all talked about how they got started, and when they knew they were ready to show and sell their work.  It was so inspiring!  On my way home, I got a call from my neighbor friend and this time I said "Yes, you can see my artwork!" She came by the next morning and bought three pieces and then a few days later bought a fourth piece.  She hung them all as a group in her beach house and they really looked good. She invited me and some other friends over to her Beach House a few days later.  She showed them my art arrangement and they wanted me to paint something for them!  (I wish I had had some business cards!)  While we were there, one sweet lady bought an 8 x10 that I  was painting on out on the porch. It wasn't even finished yet! Another friend there asked to see some of my paintings (from my iPhone) and bought another plein air piece that I started earlier in the week and it too was not finished.

When I finish the two pieces that have been spoken for, I will officially have three collectors!! All in one week! God is so good!

I am on Cloud 9! I don't want this bubble to pop!

I guess I better order business cards!

This is a picture of my collector with her new paintings!