in 2006, a friend asked me to paint from a photo a picture of her family's summer home in michigan. i didn't give it much thought and painted it in a month or so. it was a gift from her to her husband for christmas (they began a tradition of giving each other art work each christmas--great idea!). anyway, the point is...this little painting of a house started a trickle of other meaningful paintings. soon after mollie was born, a girl called after seeing the michigan painting, at my friend's house, wanting me to paint perkins chapel at the smu campus. of course...i went to school there and how meaningful a gift to her husband for their anniversary! currently, i am finishing a painting of a first home (it just sold) for a client. it's also a gift to her husband, so i will wait until he sees it first to post it. stay tuned.
i owe it all to my PR friend (the michigan painting girl!) who got the ball rolling. it's been so much fun doing something i love. obviously, i'm not painting for the $. i figure 5 paintings a year is reasonable since i only have the time to paint when mollie is sleeping. each painting usually takes 1 1/2-2 months, depending on size. landscapes and houses are my passion and i don't have any paintings hanging in my house (hey, people ask) because that would be weird. i am taking a break until mid-jan but have nothing lined up for 2010...
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