Painters need to paint

It's so easy to get caught up in marketing, promoting or general worrying about how you are going to sell the next painting. I am convinced that my path to sold art is taking trips. I have sold a painting before the last four trips I have taken. (I'm going on another at the end of the month, in case anyone planned on purchasing art from me!)

Anyway, today I took some time to just paint. And it felt really really good. Soon as the paint dries, I will share some of my latest work!

Liz

The Short List

A couple of days ago, I received a nice little e-mail saying I am on the short list to *possibly* have the photograph above included in an online map of Fort Worth, Texas. They found me through Flick and apparently they do a new one every year. I'm not exactly in yet but I do feel flattered. And I love to feel flattered!

Liz

Cleaning House

I am on the rampage! Well, maybe not but I have been cleaning house a little bit.

When I first joined Etsy I did all of the Twitter lists and follow my blog lists and now I am kind of regretting it because I follow a lot of blogs/twitter streams that I am not interested in. And then I feel kind of mean because I am not interested. However, there are so many people in the world and I think it's just better to go where you feel good.

Oh, and not feel guilty about it!

This may sound kind of strange but I have learned how not to be nice at my current job. By nice, I mean, being a people-pleaser. Okay...I still have a lot of that going on but it is not nearly as bad as it used to be.

Mainly because I realized that you will never be happy if you go against your own wishes. And if you are unhappy you have nothing to give anyway!

So, cheers to being happy and true to yourself!

Liz

SF Pics

San Fransisco was hotter than I expected to be but still a lot of fun. Due to some airline drama, I only had one night there but I made it to the show!!! I will definitely be going back sometime.

Quick Update

There is my official 30th birthday pic...it wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be! We had tons of fun in Vegas. I'll share more pics as soon as I get them edited a little.

This month has absolutely flown by! I am so glad I took the summer off. July will be a great time to lay by the pool and relax.

I am still getting ready for my show in San Fran. Super excited about it! It's my first time in Cali and I am sooo looking forward to a break from the Texas heat. We've been in the triple digits lately. It gets in the 50's in SF and I'm freaking out about wearing sweaters and jackets and light layers in June! Yeah!

Alright, y'all, I'll talk to you soon!

:Liz:

Sale in My Shop

Starting on Sunday afternoon, I am holding a sale in my etsy shop. Basically, I want to clear out some of my older works as I make way for new ones. Several of my larger works will be marked down from Sunday through Wednesday.

If anyone is wanting some art for their home or office, this would be a good time to buy a peice!

Take care,
Liz

www.LizardoArt.etsy.com


Please pass the word to anyone who may be looking for paintings. Thanks!

Announcement: San Fransisco Art Show

This June, I will be joining two talented artists in San Fransisco for an art show. I would love to meet anyone who lives in the area! I am super excited since I have never been to the west coast before and I have always wanted to visit San Fran.