Ridesfire

Like most artists, criticism used to be very hard for me.  I had some bad experiences with unhappy art customers.  Over the years, my attitude has change and I have been blessed with the maturity to face art critics.  My sales slogan is "If you like it, you can buy it."  Recently I had my first potential major loss in art supplies when I had to paint a whole new tie to meet the customer's criteria and ended up with the rejected temple tie painting needing a new customer.  Reluctantly, I posted the Oakland temple tie on several websites and sold it to the first interested party, my brother.  So a rejected painting turned into an additional sal

So I just started my first semester of grad school and I have been flooded with orders for ties!  Before Christmas I painted 7 ties and I just finished 7 more.  One more tie to go and then I can start on a large almost 5 foot by 4 foot painting of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.  I look at art as my therapy between graduate school papers.  So far I have received one B and 3 As!

So my three-year-old daughter gave me a pep talk today to help my finish the painting I was working on.  She did a great job and I finished the painting and enjoyed the process (which always helps the painting look better).  I was nervous about finishing the painting because I have a huge art commission coming up.  5' x 4' of the Second Coming of Christ. I'm also starting grad school on Monday and teaching official art classes for the first time on Thursday.  Pray for me, it is going to be awesome!