Bless the Cell Phone

"Exotic Drink" is currently hanging on the wall at the Huffman Kaladi. Seeing they were without an artist for the month I offered my services and they accepted.

This morning my first phone call of the day was from a stranger. No, that's not right. It was an admirer. She was sitting having her coffee at Kaladi while gazing at the art. She decided she loved "Exotic Drink". She didn't have the wall space or the money for it but she sure liked it. So what did she do she took 2 minutes out of her morning coffee to call me and tell me so. Wow.

I love my ipad. I regularly take advantage of texting and today's technology makes being a profitable artist much easier. But most of the time it drives me crazy. Sitting in the passenger seat of the car and counting how many people pass us texting terrorizes me. Having many conversations with my friends while staring at the top of their heads while they are texting makes me want to strangle them. But today was different.

Having her cell phone handy she decided to call me and tell me, " good job". Before she hung up she said, " Keep painting". Thank you stranger, you made my day brighter.

Sounds of Flamenco By Gina Edwards

It's the digital age. There are many parts of it I love. The fact that I updated my ipad operating system and lost all my play list is not a part I love. There is lots of love and hate with technology.

One thing I love is being able to send my art and art thoughts out into cyber space in hopes that someone will stumble upon them. And not just my faithful reader...also known as mom. I often get comments that surprise me from people that have come upon my blog or website. Thanks all of you who keep checking in.

In an effort to keep you all having art filled days I have added a new feature to my website. I hope to twice a month post a new 'Behind the Easel' painting. Instead of just having paintings on the website I will give you the story behind the creative process, the nightmare wrong turns and the challenges of making a living at what I do. The above painting "Sounds of Flamenco" is first up.

So check out my website and let me know what you thought. Was it too much information? Were you ready to quit reading before it was done? Did you learn something? I appreciate your feedback. Because no matter who you are, you should always have an art filled day!