I've run out of room to store one more canvas, so it's either rent a storage unit or just stop painting. The latter is not acceptable, maybe because painting is one of my favorite things to do these days. I admire people who are passionate about something. I'm not sure I'm passionate about painting, but I definitely love doing it. (I really love painting animals. That's Louie Ostrin of Divide, CO, in the photo at right.)
I've gifted many of my paintings to family and friends, but never sold one or even thought about what I would charge if I could. Enter a website called "Artist Rising" that purports to serve as an on-line gallery for not-so-famous wannabe artists.
One thing's for sure.. .I am a better painter than a computer technician. I say that because the other day I spent more than three hours laboriously uploading and labeling more than 35 paintings into four different "Collections". . The Feminine Mystique, The Human Condition,The Art of Nature and Pet Portraits. . only to click on something I obviously shouldn't have,and to discover, to my absolute horror,that I had deleted the entire thing.
I don't give up easily, and this time I was ultra careful not to hit anything that said delete. Jojo's Gallery is now up and running. . if you're curious what I've been working away at these past three years, go to www.artistrising.com, enter the name of my gallery, and take a look.
I'll be curious to know what you think.
