When it rains, it pours!
Days 1-14 Collage
Days 1-14 Collage
Hi,
What a week!
Have you ever noticed that whether for good or ill, things seem to come
in waves? We just had a wave of house and car repairs that threatened
to wipe out the reserves saved up from 2021's busy mural season. Busy
season usually starts around mid-July. Can you see the problem here?
Then right when (and I do mean RIGHT when) I was busy praying for
guidance as to how to get through until the next busy season, a flood
of emails, calls, and text and fb messages started rushing in.
Over the course of just a few days, several of the miniature paintings
sold and I received three substantial mural project requests.
But the icing on the cake was when I got an email from ASD saying that
ALL THREE of the pieces I had in our Spring Show were bought by just
one person!
Unbelievable!
And there's more! Just before I started writing you, I got approval to
go forward with the two largest of the three mural projects.
Why, oh why are we mere humans surprised when our short-sighted pleas
are answered? Go figure!
Now....as promised, you get to see Saturday's and Sunday's mini
paintings before I post them to Instagram.
30/30 Paintings Day 12 High Pasture Song
Day 12 "High Pasture Song"
Day 14 Blue Teacup Oil 3x3
Day 14 Blue Teacup Oil 3x3
Well, we are almost to the halfway mark already!
The photos are a bit dark because the paintings are still wet and
shiny, and this was the only way I knew to reduce the glare.
And if you want one of them, just ask and I'll send you the link to
purchase.
Talk about having to simplify shapes....!!
I am having so much fun with this challenge that I'm thinking of making
it a yearly thing around January or February starting next year. It's a
nice way to jumpstart the new year. My plan at this point is to invite
other artists to join me in it and I'll award a small prize of some
kind.
Two more weeks and it's back to painting larger.
I hope sincerely that you are enjoying good health, prosperity, and a
cheerful heart. It's easy to be all smiles when things are going well.
But oh how I understand the flipside of that.
So if you're going through difficulty, look up. No offense to Bette
Middler, but God is NOT watching us from a distance! He is right here
in our midst and ready to help in time of trouble.
....and the steady glad-song of birds is a reminder of that.
Be well, my friend,
Jan
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