Day 29 of Lent - New and Hard Things

The new, more difficult challenges never stop, for me.

I remember when I took the commission to paint a waterfall…

…when I had never painted a waterfall, ever.

(prints available in my shop)

In fact, I’ve never been to art school.

Yet, when I emailed the potential collector to tell her all these things, she gently insisted that she thought I could do it. And of course, as you can see, I did it.

I remember how, over a year ago, I sold my first large abstract. It was also my first single piece that sold for a thousand or more dollars. That felt utterly impossible, two years ago. Then one year ago, it happened.

And today, it not only feels doable for me, it has happened over and again, with more to come.

In fact, if I turn my face slightly left, a blank 48x48” canvas sits there.

A new and difficult challenge.

thank you, waterfall painting person….thank you, person who bought that first big abstract (you know who you are)…thank you, strangers who somehow feel like friends - those who have purchased my large paintings in the last year…where would I be without your quiet, gentle confidence in me?