It was easy to select my entries as I'd just done exhibiting in October and November. This was one of the most homely exhibitions I have taken part in. Instead of paintings being displayed one after the other on peg boards in large open halls and galleries they were actually hung in a cosy carpeted dining room with an open fire. The lights were low and the room was filled with a cottage character enhanced by the exposed beams.
The owners of the White Horse didn't just display my paintings, they also promoted my local AyoubArt Oil Painting Classes - even selling some painting class gift vouchers too. How nice is that?
Just before my exhibition there ended several family members and students of mine met up there one evening to sample their 3 course Christmas Dinner. At the close of the exhibition they had made several painting sales for me, with 3 paintings going to one buyer!
But it doesn't stop there.........a third stroke of luck kicked in just yesterday. We decided to pop in for a Sunday carvery lunch. The landlady asked me if I still had my 'Sunbeams' painting as she had a buyer for it. Luckily, I do still have it so that's another painting sale that I really didn't expect. You can see a version of 'Sunbeams' here on the right.......it's not mine though, this was painted by 14 year old Annie during a Private Class with her cousin and grandmother.
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