Following My Inner Voice
Study, acrylic and oil pastel on canvas board
So I blinked and another month swooshed by. Even with February having pulled the short stick for days of the month, it has been a whirlwind. I was able to paint a few new pieces, but most of the month was spent on the "business side" of my art. Online training, show/exhibition applications, researching galleries for representation and website tweaking. Not the glamorous side of being an artist.
It wasn't all work though. There was fun to be had in February. I began playing with a black and white palette and the first painting completed (shown below) sold within days. Now that gets an artist excited!! Winter Whispers will be off to a lovely collector in Oklahoma.
Winter Whispers, acrylic on canvas
The REALLY EXCITING news I want to share is that I'll be leaving in just 65 short days, headed to Santa Fe, NM for two months of painting, networking, painting, meeting with galleries and live painting outside Acosta-Strong Fine Art, one of Canyon Road's finest art galleries. Did I mention I will be painting? And. where else to paint but in the third largest art city in the country?
I invite you to learn more about this amazing opportunity friends. A Go Fund Me campaign has been established to help offset lodging and art supply expenses. I will auction one painting from my trip with 100% of proceeds going to charity to show my deepest appreciation for everyone's support. No contribution is too small.
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Thank you so much friends for being fans, patrons and collectors of my art. Your support means the world to me.
Blessings from your artist, Mary
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way - things I had no words for.”
Carmen Mandato Photography