Always maintain a sense of humour as an artist.. Trust me youll need it! These really happened ! 1. I sent 4 paintings to a gallery. They took Polaroids of them ( yes it was a good while ago, but elephants dont forget) on each Polaroid the owner of the gallery had marked with a black dotted pen line where she would like the handle of the jug to be on the other side, the horizon to be higher on a seascape and an extra flower to be on another pic. I explained that I was afraid that I couldnt alter them as then wed have to put HER NAME ON THE BOTTOM. 2. Another gallery once said red ones sell...do me another red one. Answer I think you mean please can I have another piece eaked from your soul ...no okay may be not then 3. While looking at a whole wall of flowers and landscapes a customer said have you got a white cat on a black background or a black cat on a white background? Answer Erm No really dont think so. 4. Customer You painted me a train...a green one can you do me another. Answer I really dont think it was me. Customer yes it was you. Answer No really really not me 5. Customer very seriously Is this Pastel going to explode?! Answer no one has ever ever asked me that before - on balance I would say probably, slash hopefully not. 6. Customer-( this Ive had several times ) will your paintings go up in price when your dead? Answer yes probably would you like to shoot me now? 7. I wear an old RAC boiler suite when I paint. I needed to go to the florist in Wetherby and couldnt be bothered to get changed. So was stood in my said boiler suite in the florist when a very earnest lady squeezed my arm and said she just wanted to say that she had a HUGE amount of admiration for me working in a mans world I just smiled and just thought I love being an artist. 8. At Chelsea we have to do such a lot of paperwork and risk assessments that usually read I will be going up a ladder to approximately 1.5m in height to hang a picture, while the ladder is supported at the bottom at all times by another person. It did not unfortunately cover middle aged dizzy blonde me this year at Chelsea being at the top of the ladder , not paying attention and stepping down off the ladder while holding a large painting,the wrong side with no steps on, virtually splitting my difference, revealing pants and getting a rather unfetching inner thigh bruise. Note to self put that on form and take arnica next ŷear plus sense of humour top up. Morning all artists. Love to hear your funny momentsx
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:21:53 +0000
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