Friday, January 9, 2009

let the freak out begin

i sold a drawing.

what? what was that i said?

you heard me right. i sold a drawing.

i am freaking out. seriously? seriously! i've been chatting a bit with this woman over at the child abuse survivor network. i'd posted a bunch of my art, which is a huge part of my healing and my ability to deal with the abuse. she contacted me and asked if i would be willing to sell it to her. (i'm not going to tell you how much, out of respect for her, but i was thrilled with the price we decided on.)

it is going to be difficult for me to part with it i think, although it isn't one of my absolute favorites. this is a drawing i did in 2004 when i was really starting to heal quickly and i was doing better than i ever had. it is, in fact, a drawing that depicts the healing side, rather than the painful side, of my experience.

this is the painting i sold. it is untitled. pencil/prisma.


i cannot tell you how thrilled i am. as an artist, it is a huge validation of my thought process, of my time, of my work, of me, when someone appreciates my art.

if you want to see more of my art, i posted some of them here. and if you're interested in purchasing one, or commissioning one, you can leave me a comment with your email, or email me at cornnut32 AT gmail DOT com.

8 comments:

Valerie said...

Wow how exciting. Congratulations on your sale. I wish my daughter would go back to painting, I thought I was a good artist but she is tons better than me. I am off to see some of your other paintings.

JAG said...

You ROCK!
I'm so happy for you!!

The Rambler said...

Wow, that's so awesome!!!

Great job and beautiful drawings.

Mother of the Wild Boys said...

Congrats!

spencer said...

Do a sculpture of me imitating "The David"..... :-O

Kaylynn said...

Great news!

Bev said...

Yippy! Hurray! I love good news I don't care who's it is. Ilovve it it makes me happy!

Mike McBride said...

That's awesome! I'm so glad people are connecting in way I never would have imagined over there!