Artist Renee Lammers

  Here is "Patches".  Her owner is a happy customer of mine.  It was great to see her and her cute little dog.  The dog was very dry with her cute little raincoat!  She took "Patches" back to the house, then returned to purchase two paintings.  Many past art collectors of mine arrived at the show excited to purchase new works.  It is really fun to see the same collectors.  They are so thrilled to see so many paintings.  I always enjoy this part. 

     It seemed very busy at the art show.  There was a large cruise ship with many tourist walking through the show.  Bar Harbor is a great place for a show.  Especially when it rains or looks foggy.  Many people stay out of the water or woods.  They come to Bar Harbor to shop! 

     I am very pleased with my new brochures.  I think they were worth the price of a dollar a piece.  Sometimes I had a lady trying to decide which painting to buy.  I would be holding up a painting to a frame.  Then I had a new interested customer asking me questions one after the next!  So I would thank them for their interest, hand them a brochure, and tell them it contained all of their answers!  They were so pleased.  So was my customer.  I would give her one too.  Then I would finish with one while the other came back to buy too.  I used this brochures many times today.  It looks very professional.

     I had ordered clear 24x24 bags with built in handles.  But of course they were too large.  So I was back to being creative with packaging.  A few ladies had bags from clothing.  I would comment, "Oh great!  I love it when people bring their own packaging!"  I guess I need smaller bags too. 

      My first customer was a Christian also.  She said that God had really blessed me.  She was very excited about my paintings.  I love this part of my job.  I love to see the happiness my paintings bring people.  I love to share my art.

     I am beyond exhausted!  I took my Robert to eat Chinese food after the show.  I stopped by Bass Harbor Campground to see the artists who are participating in Stapleton Kearns's workshop.  There was a serious accident towards the end of the painting workshop.  One artist, who is a well known and highly respected, fell on the rocks on Park Loop Road.  She had to be taken by ambulance.  I was hoping to meet her.  I hope she will be ok.  Plein aire painting can be very dangerous!  Becareful, but get out and paint!