I’m so happy, y’all! My Kickstarter campaign for The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard got funded! I am absolutely ecstatic and so very grateful! The book will be ready before Christmas, and it will begin its journey with 51 absolutely awesome supporters already rooting for it. It’s such a beautiful story and I’m so excitedContinue reading “Funded!”
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Final Stretch
Today’s painting is of a statue on Place de la Concorde: Mercury riding Pegasus. My Paris show is coming together nicely and soon enough I’ll be ready to invite people to see it. The Kickstarter is coming together nicely too! I have less than $300 left to raise, and one day to go – whichContinue reading “Final Stretch”
A Generous Rat
My last show in the Year of the Rat had to include a painting of a rat! Especially since, for all its weirdness, the year of the rat has been generous: I have a new book almost ready to publish and this book will be a total game changer for me. My Kickstarter campaign isContinue reading “A Generous Rat”
All I Want for Christmas
All I want for Christmas is to get my Kickstarter funded. But what’s more important is that that’s also all I want for Small Business Saturday! I’m getting so close, with only 3 days to go! Don’t think small contributions won’t make a difference! Each paperback sold through the Kickstarter makes me happier than IContinue reading “All I Want for Christmas”
Gobble Gobble
In which I cook a huge amount of food and all of it is for me and none of it is for the dog. I also added those very generous gift cards I was talking about the other day to the Kickstarter. Let’s see what happens now!
Time to Up the Ante
I woke up to a new pledge on my Kickstarter campaign. The backer reward chosen was a letter from Marie, Aimée’s sidekick whose murder she tries to outrun. I love that so many people picked that particular reward. It’s one of my favorite ones, especially as the whole book is written from Aimée’s perspective andContinue reading “Time to Up the Ante”
Getting Ready for Small Business Saturday
Today’s painting is a bit of a secret. I decided not to share sneak peeks at my Paris paintings until they’re ready to view in the new gallery. But what I am ready to share is that I’m getting ready for Small Business Saturday and Artist Sunday at my old place in the Galleria, andContinue reading “Getting Ready for Small Business Saturday”
Lemon
It was a good day to drive down to the Island. It was chilly but not really cold. With the windows open and the heat on, we drove around trying to find the Sandhill Cranes. We did find them, but they didn’t want to be anywhere near us. We also walked around quite a bitContinue reading “Lemon”
Marked Cards
The playing cards arrived today and I started painting them. I was having one of those days where I worry about things, but in the afternoon I started feeling better. Walking in the neighborhood helped, seeing Bobby to wish him a happy birthday helped too, as did painting. “Marked cards,” John said. “That’s cheating.” WhichContinue reading “Marked Cards”
Queen of Spades
There is a black mare called Queen of Spades in The Glory Days of Aimée Bonnard. She belongs to a gambler who is very important to the story, and in his honor I decided to add some new rewards to the Kickstarter campaign, rewards themed around playing cards. Even a whole painted deck of cards!Continue reading “Queen of Spades”