One of the biggest thrills for me when I’m exhibiting my paintings anywhere is that moment when somebody, as it were, falls in love with one of my paintings. Such a moment happened just before Christmas at a one day fair in the Glen Royal Hotel in Maynooth here in Ireland.
I’ve exhibited there for many years now and sales have always been very good. This year was no exception, but the sale of one painting in particular does stand out. I’m including a picture of it in this post. I called it ’ Morning Glory’, and the inspiration for it, as I’ve outlined on my web site at www.alanartmarket.com was a walk I took early one morning near my home here in Roscommon. The morning light was creating fabulous colours in the surrounding trees and shrubs, almost repainting the fields and meadows in warm, glowing tones. I couldn’t wait to recapture it in my studio.
Anyway, there it was on my stand and this lady came past and admired it… then moved on. This often happens at fairs, but in this case she returned a few minutes later to study it again. This happened a few times and then finally she stood for a long time gazing at it. So far she hadn’t spoken to me at all but watching her face and seeing the look in her eyes I realised she was responding to the painting in exactly the way I hoped someone would respond when I painted it.
She told me she couldn’t help keep coming back to it, because it reminded her of the wonderful variety of seasons we experience here in Ireland. After she had bought it, and I was wrapping it up for her. she told me it would be going home with her in January.
“Where’s home?” I asked.
“Egypt,” she replied, “ Cairo! We don’t experience seasonal changes like yours in Egypt.”
I’ve paintings hanging in many different countries but , to my knowledge, this is the first to find it’s home in the land of the Pharoahs. I feel quite chuffed really!
I’ve exhibited there for many years now and sales have always been very good. This year was no exception, but the sale of one painting in particular does stand out. I’m including a picture of it in this post. I called it ’ Morning Glory’, and the inspiration for it, as I’ve outlined on my web site at www.alanartmarket.com was a walk I took early one morning near my home here in Roscommon. The morning light was creating fabulous colours in the surrounding trees and shrubs, almost repainting the fields and meadows in warm, glowing tones. I couldn’t wait to recapture it in my studio.
Anyway, there it was on my stand and this lady came past and admired it… then moved on. This often happens at fairs, but in this case she returned a few minutes later to study it again. This happened a few times and then finally she stood for a long time gazing at it. So far she hadn’t spoken to me at all but watching her face and seeing the look in her eyes I realised she was responding to the painting in exactly the way I hoped someone would respond when I painted it.
She told me she couldn’t help keep coming back to it, because it reminded her of the wonderful variety of seasons we experience here in Ireland. After she had bought it, and I was wrapping it up for her. she told me it would be going home with her in January.
“Where’s home?” I asked.
“Egypt,” she replied, “ Cairo! We don’t experience seasonal changes like yours in Egypt.”
I’ve paintings hanging in many different countries but , to my knowledge, this is the first to find it’s home in the land of the Pharoahs. I feel quite chuffed really!
