May Feels like Summer Already

 Hello and welcome,

Both of my recent exhibits have ended. I was in a group show at the Ojai Art Center and a small solo show as one of the featured artists at Gallery 113 in Santa Barbara.  Despite limited viewing opportunities, several people saw my shows and several collectors purchased my paintings, including the one shown here. I even sold one to a lovely family yesterday when we were taking down the show! It's a good feeling to have quite a lot of available work, and gratifying to have sold so many pieces.

At the moment I'm working on a specific project for Lotusland in Montecito.  Its fun, but it's also slowed the flow of my painting production.  I'm going to buckle down and get it finished as soon as I can because the blooming spring flowers and visiting birds and insects are calling to me!

On Friday morning I sliced the very tip of a finger on my left hand, and spent a couple of hours at the emergency room.  So I am using an awkward typing method with my right hand and one finger of my left hand. 

Luckily it was the left hand and not my drawing and painting hand!

It's time to clean up the studio and organize things. I'm trying to be better about making sure my work is documented and that I know all the info about each painting.  To that end I use the old-fashioned method of index cards in file boxes.  It's an effective way to keep track of all the information from size and price to where and when that artwork has been shown and who each collector is. 

Thank you for reading my artist blog.

Lisa