1. I retired from my position as Business Administrator of 27 years.
2. More than doubled the number of individuals that call me "Grandma" after the birth of my 3 new adorable grandbabies. Sept, Nov and Jan saw the Townsend Clan greatly multiply and if you have the joy of being a grandparent, you know just how exciting that can be.
These are personal changes but I have also experienced a complete career change. It has always been my childhood dream to someday be considered and "Artist". Now that I have time to pursue my passion I am seeing a number of exciting new developments in 2013 already.
1. My art is hanging in a small co-op gallery down in the heart of the Las Vegas art district. It's just a tiny wall, but it is a start to have my work publically displayed on a regular basis
2. This past month saw the publication of the magazine article in Gold Prospectors Magazine that featured my love of painting Nevada and it's rich mining history.
3. March also saw me selling my first piece of original work and 2 prints (thanks to the exposure that the magazine article provided) to STRANGERS. Collectors unknown to me and are spending their hard earned money because they like my painting rather than buying it because they know me.
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| "Dreams in Shades of Gold" packed up and ready to ship off to a new home. |
4. It is only the 2nd day of April and I'm sitting here considering another first. I have been contacted by a company in California that specializes in mining equipment to paint an original piece that they want to hang in their store and also use as the image on their business cards. They have offered to allow me to add my website address to the cards for self promotion. This is what I think you call a "Commission". My FIRST!
You know when I turned 50, I thought that was a really BIG deal. Who would know that being 51 would be SO much more exciting!
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