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Subject: Re: [OM] Art buy
From: Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 18:05:15 -0500
Does he have a website?  Tell him about Fine Art America.

Tina


On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It was one of those moments of weakness. Rare that I can actually pull
> it off, but I'm so glad I did.
>
> Our church is getting new signage and I went with the church member
> involved in this project over to the sign shop to finalize the design.
> I had never been in this shop before and never met the guy. But our
> church board member, was a business owner who had used him for her
> signs.
>
> So, what we have here is a guy in his mid 20s, married, father of a
> small child. Running a business in a market with poor margins and lots
> of competition. We immediately hit it off and it took us only about
> five minutes to get to our final version.
>
> I'm looking around the shop and I see tons of artwork hanging
> everywhere. All of it contemporary, original and much of it with
> various forms of mixed media. It was all his work. Some of it was
> photography, some of it was paintings. A sign said that it was for
> sale.
>
> I was drawn to several pieces and asked about them. I liked the
> paintings. Unbelievably, the price was only $25. I looked in my wallet
> and had a 20 and a 5. Bought one on the spot.
>
> It was one of those moments of breakthrough for him. He later told me
> that I was the very first non-family person to buy one of his
> artworks. Lots of people ask about them, but nobody every parted the
> wallet to buy one. I think he was about to get emotional.
>
> So, I now have a new original painting to hang somewhere in the house.
> We'll have to negotiate just where. It's 16x20" and has all sorts of
> thing like flower and spices in it. He mixed spices into the paint to
> get the colors. I'm not sure about the longevity, but I think it will
> do fine.
>
> --
> Ken Norton
> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.zone-10.com
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