The Month of October
This October has been busy. October to Nashville is what Christmas is to the mall. Thousands of people converge on our little town like locusts, seeking carmel corn, fudge, fall color, and the latest Made in China thing that they have to have. A few discerning folks poke in the side streets and back roads, looking for real flesh and blood artists who offer genuine Made in Brown County stuff. Thankfully there are enough of those folks that a few of us continue to survive and even flourish here in the hills.
I recently had a small solo show at the Brown County Art Gallery where I sold (drum roll, please) twelve paintings—I was amazed! So a big, grateful thank you to my supporters out there. If you missed that show, then stroll over to Gallery by the Green and see the show I have on there, up through November 15th. This show has quite a mixture of work in it. There are tiny paintings for folks who have small spaces, or small budgets, and larger pieces for folks who aren’t hampered by either. I’ve been busy painting lots of new stuff and it’s neat to see it come together in a show. I’m looking forward to a nice long winter where I can just paint and paint.
I recently saw the movie about Beatrix Potter and I think she’s a kindred spirit. I grew up with her books, just as I grew up with art and animals and nature. I am so inspired by her story and her success, and her strength of character. Who could ask for a better role model? So perhaps this winter, while the mice are rolling their hickory nuts around in the walls, I’ll get out my sketch book and do some drawing. I’d better put the kettle on—fancy a cup of tea?
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