Celebrating Another Art Show

This past weekend was my second year to participate in the big juried art show called “ArtXtravaganza”.

It was the very first sale of the show that will always stick out in my mind. A beautiful black woman, with a quiet, soulful spirit came by my work, and lingered over one particular abstract. She then left to take in the rest of the show, but it was not long before she circled back and said, “I have to have ‘Ebenezer’”.

Here is the abstract titled “Ebenezer” :

24x24” abstract, oil and gold leaf on triple primed mdf board

She asked me “why the name Ebenezer”, and held my gaze as I told her how that in ancient Israel, whenever God stepped in to mightily help His people, they would often build a memorial, and call it an “Ebenezer”. The idea would be to always remember, and remember to tell the story of the miraculous help of God to their children, and to their children’s children.

I told this new collector, “I have been through some things in the last four years. And God has mightily helped me.”

Looking forward to more shows this year and next. It has been nothing but a joy to connect “IRL” and in person, over online. It is so satisfying to not need social media (though I still have a presence there, and always will), and to sell locally. It is by far my favorite way to meet collectors.