Artist Renee Lammers

"Lobster Feast" 20x14 oil on copper.  Sold!  Thank you!

    It was a slow start today at the Bar Harbor Art Show.  This show is important for my

continued ability to paint everyday.  I always purchase enough oil paint, brushes, and

copper to last me through Summer, Fall, and Winter, and Spring!  This requires several

thousand dollars.  It is expensive to paint everyday.

    At three o'clock there was still no purchases.  I started to think about which car lot I was

going to visit to fill out employment applications.  I thought about Mercedes.  Then I decided

Subaru might be best in Maine.  Suddenly I saw a small family looking at the lobster feast.

I could hear them talking in great detail where they would hang the painting!  My hopes

were up!  I said maybe they could hang the painting in various places until it looked right!

A young boy spoke up and said, "Just buy the painting!  It is a great painting!"  I laughed

and commented, "I like this guy!  He must be creative because he is spontaneous!"   His

grin from my comment was delightful.  She said, "Let's just buy it.  I love this painting!"  

I thanked her and told her she just rescued me from getting a car selling job!  We laughed.

"Reflective" 20x14 oil on copper.  Sold.  Thank you!

    I was smiling from the lobster painting selling.  What a big accomplishment for me to

paint larger and even sell one!  A friend and client drove up from New Jersey.  I was 

pleased to see him because he had recently had open heart surgery!  His goal was to make

the art show.  We visited for a while.  Then I wondered which painting would he select.

He chose this painting.  I was smiling even greater!  Not only for another painting sale but

for my friend's health recovering!  

"Acadia's Beehive" 6x8 oil on copper.  Sold.  Thank you.

    A client passed by, I recognized her, said Hi, and she said, "There you are!"  She

liked this painting and decided to add it to her collection.  

    I have two artists friends who purchased tents, displayed their art, at my urging.  They

were having such a great time.  One's enthusiasm was wonderful to see!  I gave her some

pointers so she would not have zero painting sales the first year of outdoor art shows.  They

followed my advise and were succeeding.  I came home tonight feeling very good.  

   Luke and Ted came to the art show.  Everyone loved Luke.  Luke was a celebrity.  People

were in my art tent, on the ground, rubbing Luke's chest, and Luke's feet were straight up in the

air, and Luke had a big smile on his face.  This was fun.  

    I am going to sleep now.  I guess I won't be selling cars.  Good.

   Good night.