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I Get High With A Little Help From My Friends

Detail from "Nocturnal Entanglements" acrylic/krylon on 12" x 12" canvas

The bats have shown favor on me. I had just finished painting this one and made it's listing on Etsy and it was snatched up quite quickly by a fellow artist who had collected another one of my small canvases recently. I LOVE that it gets to reside in the same space with the other. These little ones look great hung together. I am trying to make a few of these smaller pieces in conjunction with my bigger pieces, they help me work out some ideas, techniques and they are affordable enough for my friends and fans to snatch them up.
"Nocturnal Entanglements" SOLD

On Wednesday I was feeling pretty rock bottom if you must know the truth. I hadn't made nearly enough money over the holidays as I had hoped and I had to miss paying a few bills while I crossed my fingers for magic to happen. In fact I sulkily painted the bat to get my mind off financial worries so thank goodness he flew off and brought me back some good luck. And then...more good luck...
KING ROLY hand painted vinyl toy.....SOLD!

My KING ROLY toy sold yesterday and to another collector! So a little bit of light shining in the cave and it was sorely needed. It's easy to get down on yourself and just down in general when you aren't making sales and you think your lights are about to get shut off. You must remember the next day could be the total opposite, stay focused, keep working and keep pushing. Also DONT SELL YOURSELF SHORT, it's hard to not discount all your stuff when you need the money bad but if it took you 20 hours to paint then get what you put into it.
Getting some new work ready for KETTLE Gallery next week and I've been asked to show records at Texas Theater next month.  More info on all that coming soon but here's the event invite for the NEW SHOW at Kettle!
https://www.facebook.com/events/440458209342723/?notif_t=plan_user_invited
Staying afloat, it's a tricky tricky game right now but.... I get by with a little (LOT) help from my friends!


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