Hello all,

I received a solicitation today.  The person wrote on my guestbook, so you can go see it, too. Please offer help and suggestions about how I can become more informed in selling my art and not get ripped off.  Also, has anyone heard of this dealer?  If you have all received this solicitation, that should tell me it is not genuine.

I trust you all as fellow artists.  I am a contract artist, so I have never sold in a gallery.

Thanks for your help,

Sincerely,

Rebecca Salcedo

My boyfriend Eric, relayed this story that his co-worker told him yesterday.  I posted it in my regular blog yesterday, and a few comments later, decided to put it here...

The Road To Success..

An man was walking down the road when he met a guru.
Since these men are so wise, he thought he would ask the guru which way he should walk to find success.
The guru said, "The road to success is that way!"
So,
on his way he went, in the direction the old sage led him. He traveled
down the road a little way and "Splat!" He got the #*@$ kicked out of
him. Hobbling back to the guru, he begged, "Why did you lead me down
that road? I just got my a*# kicked. That surely can't be the way!!
Which way is the road to success?"
The guru pointed in the same direction and said, "It is that way, for sure!"
So, the man went again down the road, and "SPLAT!" Again, He got the #*@$ kicked out of him.
This
time, crawling back to the guru, crying, "Why did you send me down that
road, I just got my a*# kicked again!" Pleading, he asked, "Please,
tell me which way is the road to success?"
The guru pointed again in the same direction, "Success IS that way...just beyond the splat!"

From the Playful Trees Series: "Throwing Hearts"

Take care of your heart; somewhat.
I sometimes want to tell you that if you throw it around, you should make sure it will not be abused...

...But,
life is about taking chances. And never risking anything will insure
you have no rewards, or memories of the joy that comes with being in
love.

"When
you die God and the angels will hold you accountable for all the
pleasures you were allowed in life that you denied yourself" - anonymous (taken from a magazine a few years ago)

Happy Valentine's Day!
Approach love, art and cooking with reckless abandon.

I started another blog at blogspot, so hopefully linking it will be ok so I don't have to write in two places...Just more things to keep me from painting!

http://smellyrhinostudio.blogspot.com

I wonder sometimes how anyone gets anything done that is a hobby....

By the time you get up, work out (if you work out), go to work, sit in traffic, take care of kids, cook supper, clean up the house, etc......when do you have time for yourself?

...A normal day for a lot of people.

I don't actually have kids, I STILL CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE!! You parental units are so amazing and lucky!! You rock! I'm jealous!!

I have been in a very taxing retail management career for a number of
years, and I never had time to do anything, except pick up take-out on
the way home! I gave it up and I'm now doing this. Now, I have a rare window of opportunity to acheive my goals or go get a job!! Talk about stress!...talk about freedom! It's do or do later!!

Ok, now, to be fair, I make progress little by little, but I don't always see a whole lot happening. By the time I've taken care of the house and myself, it's time to cook dinner and spend quality time with my boyfriend. excuses.

So, here's my motivational goal structure, if you will.

Discipline is tough when you have no boundaries.

So, I've started a few routines which are helping me out quite a bit actually.

1) A painting per day. I haven't actually EVER done a drawing or painting in a day since college. So, I'm committed to doing something each day.

2) Making art my business. Go downstairs to my studio in the morning
and WORK!! Taking lunch and the normal coffee break is fine, but paint,
sister, paint like the wind!! (or whatever you're doing that day).  AND don't forget: Getting my work out there, networking, marketing, and meeting others like me who are chuckling at this post because of the similarities it may bear.

2) Journaling every night, without exception. I can't turn off the light until I've written something. I work on poetry a lot, since I'm also into singing & songwriting.

3) Treating my body well ...that means exercising and eating right. We were feeling soo tired and sluggish all the time, so we made a commitment to the health we deserve. We are thinner every day and are spirits are lifted!

I will chronicle anything helpful that I'm reading or doing along the way.

I just know that if I persist and believe, I will get there...I'm so corny!!!

Have a great day!

PS. This is my first ever blog post. The accountability factor might actually make this thing do-able! (Geez, not just loved ones, but the entire world to keep me in line!!) *sigh*