Love good coffee too.  But no snow?  Really?  ;o)  I like your clouds.  You seem to have a "thing" for them.

Catherine

Hi!  Thanks for your compliments on my ACEO oil painting "Sunlight Winter Cemetery"!  I know what you mean about the older cemeteries and also about it not being "gloomy".  I feel like most cemeteries are quiet places filled with beauty - for those who have the eyes to see it. 

You're awesome.  Keep up the good work!

-Jendria 

I very much enjoy your work.  Some of it reminds me of New Mexico where I grew up. I too am now a Wisconsinite.  It seems there are a lot of very good artists in Wisconsin.  I have a theory that the snow and the cold keep us indoors - painting.

You mention 40 years playing the guitar.  I too have played the guitar since I was a child. Unfortunately, the music industry is a very hard place to be now.  I have a friend who plays weekly gigs in a jazz group.  The entire group is payed $100 a night for three hours.  That's exactly the same as my band was making in 1969!

Anyway, keep up with your art.  It's just a matter of finding your audience.  You know the old saying "Build it, and they will come".

Cheers....

Robert Maynord 

If you paint the Rice Lake photo I get a copy.

Steve B.

Thanks for the comment.  The 2 girls are actually my grandsons...who the train is for and from where I got my appreciation for them.  I can't believe you just started painting...your work is really good.  You are definitely good enough for an art fair, but you may want to check them out first to get some ideas. They do sell tents to display your work, but they're not cheap.   You should check out a site called WetCanvas.com - it's a big website but there's forums with advice, learning, challenges, etc.   I just discovered it a few months ago and I love it.