My eldest son keeps asking me “how many more sleeps until Christmas” and I keep saying quite a few. But actually there’s only 45 more days until the big day. I watched my first cheesy Christmas film the other day. We’re living in a new home and despite being a bit chaotic with renovations, still not fully unpacked and bringing two households together, I cannot wait to decorate for Christmas. Is anyone else excited?
With Christmas fast approaching it’s got me thinking about my little corner of the web, and how can I offer my customers more choice and range of styles. It then got me to thinking about how will my art be seen in the world, on peoples walls, shelves above the mantle over the fire along with stockings and tinsel. Thinking about this is quite a big deal for me, I paint a portrait but haven’t ever thought about where it ends up or what it looks like. I don’t often get photos from the recipients with the paining on the wall and that’s my fault. I need to ask for photos of my paintings in peoples homes.
I then started to think about my own dogs Stan and Izzie who I don’t have any paintings of (shameful I know) So I sat down and started to paint them in a loose 20 x20 cm style and size. This looser smaller style would make great gifts for people as they are really affordable. And could even fit into a large stocking.
If your interested in having a smaller portrait done for yourself or for someone else please get in touch jofrancesart@yahoo.com.
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