Right Brain - Left Brain

Some Of My New Business Partners

The time line continues.

May 2011  - I was spending a considerable amount of time traveling from Charleston to Georgetown as my 90 year old father had recently undergone major surgery.  One afternoon my sister took me with her for a get together with some of her friends on Daniel Island.  This was a business meeting, and I was tagging along - only tagging along.
Several of the women had just returned from an Orlando, Florida training trip.  I was the fly on the wall so to speak.  Their company, Rodan + Fields Dermatologists had launched new products that would be introduced to the public in May.

There were two things I had in common with all of these ladies, our ability to produce income with the career path we had chosen was static, if not defunct; we were all using the same skin care products.

As the discussion was wrapping up, I began to have the strangest feeling that I knew one of the women. 
We belonged to the same Women's Club in Myrtle Beach, SC in the 1980's.  Her former husband is the present Mayor of Myrtle Beach.  This one would not be associated with any endeavor that wasn't triple A rated.

And the time line continues.  I became one of them, in June. I am now a business woman!!!  I had no questions about the integrity of the people I would be doing business with or the stellar products, I was sold on these two points.  I questioned my ability to delve into the world of Left Brainers.  The only analytical issue I ever dealt with in the Art World was the bottom line of a sale, I knew very well how to calculate that. 

The burning question was and still is:  Can I do it?  If you have known a true artist, you will understand. If I knew someone wanted one of my paintings and couldn't afford it, I would give it to them; I still have the romantic notion that my "children", produced through hours, days, weeks and sometimes months in the seclusion of my studio, should dwell where they were truly appreciated.  I would rather destroy a painting than to have it hang on the wall, over a sofa, because it matched decor.

This is a new season, and there are lessons for me to learn, I am completely out of my comfort zone.  This is exhilarating and frightening at the same time. 

The Shoe Won't Fit!!

My first Rodan + Fields convention is less than a week away.  In less than a week my sister (trusted business partner) and I will fly to San Francisco to meet the illustrious Drs. Rodan  + Fields.  We also will be meeting our top line earners for the first time!!  Lots of training, lots of fun ahead!

The most unfortunate accident two Saturdays ago, resulted in a broken toe.  Thus, the reason for the black sequined stiletto!!   There is no way I will be wearing these shoes.  I have back up, but just saying, I wanted to wear them! 

I considered posting a picture of the broken piggy, but that would be out of line.  Painful, painful !

Going polar opposite, my skin looks great!  Have added the roller to my daily skin regime.  New products will be unveiled that weekend.  Changing Skin -- Changing Lives!

More stories about the products and the people who use them in future posts.

Willows

Normandy Willows - Product of My Blue Years

Pears and Roses

This is ultimately the way I prefer a still life, in natural sunlight.  I have painted this set up from many different viewpoints.  Playing with warm colors and deep shadow values.

Moulin des Connelles

 

 Moulin des Connelles!  Have stayed in this charming Victorian hotel twice.  The second story window on the right was my room, and the view was fantastic.

Study: Oak

This study was completed in two short sessions.  Oil on canvas panel 5" x 7".

Oaks are mesmerizing, I think they take on human qualities as they grow and their limbs begin to take on the appearance of knees and elbows.

Some of the "Elder" oaks in South Carolina have limbs that eventually almost touch the ground.  

They are living sculptures and I never tire painting their portraits, experimenting with color and light conditions. 

This diminutive painting is one several of my works, featured in Nosh, a wonderful new restaurant in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.  Drop by one evening, have dinner and visit some lovely original art, created by talented local artists!

Mt. St. Michel

Spent the night on Mt. St. Michel.  Sheep graze along the causeway to this medieval islet.  It was a nerve shattering night, for some reason, this place, even with the abbey, was foreboding.  The morning of our departure I learned that Mt. St. Michel was used as a prison, I have good instincts.  It seemed appropriate to paint the serenity of the sheep.