Summer 2013. Work going well and I have managed to paint a few. I am concentrating on a white or lighter background with red flowers. Mostly poppies and tulips. I have sold the Absinthe painting with the green fairy. Hopefully we can create more in this kind of genre for sale.

I have met a few artists lately and gotten some sales tips. Most of them who are successful follow the art fair trail, not for me. Since I am a stationary artist, limited to shows in my own town or close by, I concentrate mostly on word of mouth and social networking. I do pass out my business cards when the opportunity presents itself. These artists are doing "Wine Country" and related themes, which I am so burnt out on. It doesn't really show talent to paint wine bottles all day and acres of vineyard, but I guess that's what the tourists want. I do like the black and white cow themes and have done lots of them myself, kinda cute, you know? SoCo is also famous for its apple orchards and chickens and redwoods. Maybe do some painting of those later.

Ordered some more paints from Amazon and got most of them yesterday. Waiting for more. I do love the transparent oxide colors as they give a wonderful effect when glazed over a more vivid color. Kind of like a Rembrandt glaze makes a painting look. With the textured paintings I am doing lately, it really gets a cool effect going on.