Yes, it is time to party! Enjoy it!

You are very inspiring. I am so happy for you! You deserve this. I look forward to seeing more of your dailies and paintings! Keep going...

I'm just learning about the Painting A Day process. That must help you overcome your fears a little bit, huh? You seem to be doing well with commissions. I find commissions are easier to deal with on a deadline. I love commissions! Your pet portraits are gorgeous.

I can't wait to see your next daily painting. oh, and congrats on the Member of the Month for the Calendar! That is wonderful! And thanks for your comments.

HI- what's new? I havent blogged in a while- all this net stuff is time consuming. I had a busy summer and now I look forward to really doing a lot more artwork this fall. I am sitting the gallery on Saturdays now.

I love what you have posted in your gallery- the colors are great.

take care, chris 

Suzanne, again, you have been very kind and encouraging with you words. Thanks. I do appreciate your thoughts.

I know what you mean about the regular pay check, or lack thereof. It does get scary when it is not coming in on a regular basis. Sometimes it leads to a lot of second guessing. Once I had a great job like the one you mentioned. After 9-11 the company went under and I've self employed ever since, or some weeks it is "self-unemployed" That "struggle" of trying to keep the "wolves" off the porch makes it tough to paint sometimes. 

To answer your questions - I have painted off and on for several years, but only in the past 3 or 4 years have I gotten serious about painting in oils. (I have dabbled in many other mediums over the years) I remember drawing first when I was probably 5, but my mother remembers me drawing sooner. I wrote a little about that on my site- its called "Bio- or something like that"

I enjoyed the exchange and hope you have a great second half of the year. Your work is awesome and I hope it provides what is needed. I am looking forward to seeing more.  Seeing all your work makes me want to  get something painted...like right now. It's been a few weeks since I have painted anything.

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Thanks for visiting and for your kind words about my work. To answer your questions about the painting with the boots, it is oil, but I am not sure how long it took to paint I worked on it when I wasn't busy trying to pay the bills...

Still trying to figure out this oil painting adventure. 

 Your web site is really well done. A great looking site. I checked out your work there and it is excellent! Your portraite work, both pet and people is awesome.

How long have you been doing the portrait work? 

Thaks for stopping by!, I'm very flattered by your kind comments!

Marilyn