A lot of people ask me this. At first, I didn’t want to part with my paintings, as they are all personal, but the more I paint, the more paintings I have. They aren’t making anyone happy in the closet! I started by giving away paintings. All my friends and relatives have one. Then, when I started selling my paintings, I had to put some limits. One sister, when viewing my latest paintings, said she wanted this and that. I said, no, they are for sale now. You have six already (including Mermaid Babies, below). Now, my relatives get one free painting. The rest are for sale.
I always love the most recent one the most, but I do have favorites.
Ultimately, the highest compliment an artist can receive is to have someone want to buy their painting. It means they like it enough to pay money for it. You could discuss endlessly the whole topic of money for art, but money is how our society puts a value on things. If someone wants to buy my art, that means it has value. If someone thinks my work has value, that makes me feel that I have value and that makes my day!
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