Pictures at an exhibition

Dear Readers,

I mentioned earlier that one of hubby's cottage industries in retirement is making shadow frames for the many paintings that I have done since coming to Australia.  He had to kick it up a notch when our elder daughter needed 16 frames for her paintings to be presented at an exhibition in Barcelona in May.  

Elder daughter and hubby looked at making the frames in Sweden last summer, but gave up, mainly because suitable profiles of timber were not readily available.  That was surprising, considering that Sweden has a lot of pine, and a lot of timber houses. Then again, Sir Rod Stewart, on his recent visit to Sydney, made a visit to a branch of the main hardware chain here just to buy profiles of timber that are not available in the UK.

Anyhow, hubby got the frames done in time, with protective wrapping that son-in-law said could get him a job with Amazon.  Posting them to Sweden cost about the same as the raw materials, but, hey, that's what parents are for.

Economies of scale?

Individually gift wrapped ...

... and ready to be boxed. Five frames are inside.

The exhibition, which featured four artists, seemed to be a success, in that many people turned up for the vernissage.

Psst, you are looking the wrong way!

Our favourite artist

After the three weeks of the exhibition, just a few works had been sold, though.  Elder daughter also had to fly back to Barcelona from Gothenburg to collect hers that had not been sold.  

It is a tough gig, being an artist, or indeed a gallery owner. Perhaps the statement by one of elder daughter's artist friends in London that there are just 50 or so painters in the UK who can live off their art alone is not so far from the truth.

We are very proud of her, anyway.