Wet Paint: ALTAMONTE SPRINGS THIS WEEKEND

North Orlando, FL promises a bright and pleasant weekend and Tyler and I leave this morning for the Altamonte Springs Show at Crane's Roost... Looking forward to this new event. So many wonderful show stories in California... My favorite is the one that goes like this: Ty and I pulled into the driveway in Rancho La Quinta and greeted our hosts, Denise and Bill... a few minutes after, while we were unpacking our gear, a tap came on the casita door... Denise told me there was someone out front peeking into the van. A couple was out for their evening stroll and looked into the van windows. I had just finished a large piece and had put it on the top of all the rest so that it could "cure up," that is, so that the varnish would harden over the four day trip west. The short story is that within minutes, the piece was being previewed in their home a few doors down and the deal was complete. I thought of all the times I had laughed about the "Velvet Elvis" vans parked in abandoned gas stations! I am deeply appreciative to my faithful and loving patrons there. The show was a spectacular success and one of the most pleasant in my career. Tyler was a trooper and drove there and back with care and diligence. He's my buddy! Gail kept the home fires burning and what a joyous reunion she arranged... the soup hit the spot after five days on the east bound freeway... After La Quinta, I came back and having sold tons or art, had to add to the inventory... Here are the additions. Coming up will be a new show in Memphis, TN... Can't wait to see what the Long Neck Ladies do there! Oh, and Tyler has convinced me to get back to painting florals and landscapes. Think I'll follow his lead...