FINISHED!...mostly...

So, despite a very windy afternoon yesterday we were able to complete the dresser.  Only a couple of snafoos...not to mention the smell (now it smells like paint)...

The knobs I had on hand were colorful, but the screws were cemented in them and too short...plus it sort of looked circusy...so I went with these leaf design knobs instead.  Being SUCH a tree person I do love all things tree, so the brushed nickel finish with a hint of black may be a little different from my original vision, but I'm happy with them.  As you can see I added these round knobs for legs to give it more the look that matches the rest of my furniture and brought it up to date a bit.  I am thrilled with my husband who was able to cut one of the drawers in half instead of just loosing that space...YEA...storage...YEA again!  So, finished and now on to other paintings for upcoming shows and really just to delight me!

Another interesting and a bit disturbing event took place over the weekend...DRAMA at the Up the Mountain Steakhouse where we have gallery walls.  I got a call from one of the owners who told me she and her other owner hubby had been forced out of the business just like that!  The current owners do NOT have good reputations in the business world; which left a dilemma!  What to do with work that is up there and no longer under contract!  I decided to hop up there and pull my work out before it was confiscated, and me without representation there.  Most other artists went up to remove their work as well...so their walls are bare!  The moment I removed my last piece I was kicked out and told I was trespassing! SHEESH!  I am thankful for the warning so I was able to recapture my work to live on other walls!  Artist's beware!!  There are people out there who don't care about your "rights"...and may just have some legal "rights" of their own!  If that place were to go under (which I suspect it will eventually as they raised their prices astronomically!)...and we had no contract we just might loose all work on the walls!  WHEW...escaped a big one there!!

So...back to happier things...CREATING!!  HAPPY, HAPPY CREATING TO YOU ALL!!  And...welcome to my newest followers!  LIFE IS GOOD...the SUN IS OUT...and snow won't come til tomorrow!