Loving an artist

So you think it would be romantic to love or date an artist? There is one very important thing you must consider. Now I am not sure if this is inherent in ALL artists, or if it has something to do with four years of art school brainwashing. The issue is that we see a naked body and the first instinct is to grab paint/pencil or any other type of mark making device. If you are currently dating an artist you must have noticed little pauses in love making when there is a brief look of confusion on your lover. Zhe is not thinking of another, zhe doesn't even realize those little pauses. Its that instinct rearing it's head to make art. But this is not the worse thing. Oh no. One night while getting ready for bed you decide it is hot and you do not wish to wear anything to bed. Or maybe you always sleep nakked but your artist has been busy lately. When you wake up you find your happy little artist has been busy. drawing your nakked ass. But that would be ok, except there is also this other urge they have. To share it to the world. The drawings might not be that good. Maybe they  want to show off their lover. Maybe they just have that artist need to share. But there it is. Your ass. on the Web.

Gessoing and painting and thinking about Amazon

I've been thinking a lot about selling art on Amazon. It's been up for a little less then a month now. We have sold one small painting and two larger ones. The two larger ones were sold to a previous collector and he talked the gallery way down. still not a decision i agree with but I don't own the gallery so it's not my call. I guess after all the hard work I put into it I was hoping for a little more action. I don't know, folks wake up one day and decide they do want to buy art. But really, I guess, we are just giving those who do more options. I do think folks are looking to have more hand made things in their life. Otherwise Etsy wouldn't be so popular. Right? I have another project for the gallery that I want to launch before winter, but I'm not sure that will be possible. But that's a secret until I get it all worked out. 

Meanwhile: Nick is buying a house. Yay! The person who out bid him couldn't get a loan. yay! well, bad for that guy, but eh he'll find his dream home. The day after the signing for the house we are going to Seattle to see one of Nicks buddies get Wedded. In October He goes to Africa and I go to Michigan to see my Sister. Also, I've started spinning yarn with a spindle. I kindof love it.

I've been working on two paintings lately.  I have the commission coming up and a few ideas. I'm going to paint some cats, because I have four of them and they  are apart of my life and that's what i do. 

here's one of the paintings i'm working on.

It should be a little lighter, but oh well. 

i'm also Gessoing two birch panels. One is for the large commission. I am quite excited about that.