Hope they help, Stefanie.

Hello Alyson!

Some of the “Overwhelmed” section but I don’t think I’m overwhelmed so much as spinning in circles. Also some of the “Sales are Zippo” section. There’s a lot on my plate. I slowed down paintings in order to do some design work for the Print on Demand site, Zazzle. That has since slowed down too. I am not sure if I saturated my market (that particular group who was buying my work is a small niche that I haven’t figured out how to grow. Or perhaps my market is spending less. And then I got a $333.00 grant to buy a webcam, mic, and cell phone tripod adapter which all just arrived in the past few days. Part of the rationale for the grant was to share my (activist) work locally in the Greater New Haven area. And then someone bought a small pen and ink on watercolor and insisted on paying twice my asking price. As you can see there seems to be potential everywhere and it’s a matter of juggling and planning and scheduling. And prioritizing. And reaching out. My two exhibitions convinced me that my work has value and that I am, as one person put it “talented.”

In my application I said that my work had two facets. The first is commentary and warning in response to the existential crises in our world and here in CT and the second is to share a sense of respite to those overwhelmed by it all.

So here’s the big question, I believe: “What am I not seeing?”

I hope I answered your question!

Fondly,

Patricia

Patricia: Let me know what path of questions is fruitful for you to investigate at this time.

Jane: That’s so great to hear! Thanks for reading.

Denice: Thank you for sharing it with us! We were very happy to feature your painting.

Cynthia: I’m sorry for the blip in your productivity. I think it’s so common after a big solo show. Take comfort in the fact that Cy Twombly seemed to have been unproductive most of the time.

Here’s another question for you: What if I scheduled something that forced me back into the studio?