One of the best weekends ever
I only say it was one of the best and not the best is because I got married to Trish on a weekend and our boy arrived on a weekend. Trish and I met on a Tuesday.
But – the show. The show was great. Trish was amazing, playing the hostess and setting up some awesome refreshments that were a perfect combo of my taste and Amber’s taste. As the hostess, Trish told many stories about how I painted 17 of the 21 paintings in the show since late January, and answered questions about having a husband who works with beautiful women repeatedly. She is the best.
Amber was amazing, too. I’m so glad I had my first solo show with her. She helped me with everything but making the paintings. And her gallery is such a special place. One of my favorite parts of the night was hearing over and over again that my work fit perfectly in the Amberella Gallery.
I have sold six paintings so far, many prints, and several copies of the book. This is more than I could have imagined. In fact, I’m still convincing myself that it all really happened.
It meant so much to me to have my friends there, especially because they know what it all meant. Every time I heard someone say “you’ve been talking about this for years and it’s happened, I’m proud of you” it was the best feeling in the world. I can do it because you guys believe in me.
Some of the questions and comments I heard most:
How did you get the show?
How long is the work up?
Are you showing again?
How long does a painting take?
How long did it take to paint all these?
With a new kid, and a fulltime job, how did you find time to do this?
Who are the models?
You must like Jackson Pollack
What medium are these?
What’s the hardest body part to paint?
Do the models pose or do you work from photographs?
Do I know this model?
How do you do the splatters and keep it off the other parts of the painting?
Number 8 is my favorite.
What? The red painting sold? I was thinking about buying that one.
Where’s Patrick?
I will answer all these over the next few days, but wanted to capture it all for now.
Notes to tell: the story of my savior, Zack, how Twitter and Facebook did and didn’t help promote the show, meeting a woman who also has synethesia, and the wonderful Sunday after taking my family through the gallery.
Great job!!! Sorry that we couldn’t be there, but we were there in spirit. Looks like you had a beautiful set up, and a really great turn out. Very proud.
You were very much there in spirit. Thanks so much