Woo-hoo! After a rather languid couple of weeks, I sold over $900 in paintings in the last 7 days. So the normal painting schedule has been replaced with prepping, packaging, shipping, and trying to organize my accounting system.

Which leads to my art wish list, which just came up this morning as I was schlepping cartons to the post office:

• A shipping manager. Somebody to install hanging hardware on the paintings, package, and ship the paintings.
• An auction manager. Somebody to take the finished artworks and photograph them, design the auction listings, launch the auctions, invoice the winning bidders, beat down the non-paying deadbeats, and manage feedback.
• A purchase manager. Somebody to keep me stocked with canvas, paint, hardware, shipping supplies, and coffee.
• An accountant. Somebody to deal with all the goddamned receipts I keep losing for supplies, meals, travel etc. And to keep me from having to pay taxes.

 God, I'm such a prima donna. But I just want to create art! No, really, I just realize how much more art I could get out there for art lovers to own if I didn't have to deal with all this administrative bullshit. I mean, for every hour I spend painting, I probably spend 3-4 hours on the other stuff. And that's a bit taxing on my already-full life.

Speaking of that, I have to go to Lowes. Grr. Arrgh.

Be well, all.