One Artist's Journey

Kanji #4 - 12” x 12” Acrylic on Masonite - This is the painting that sold.

I am so excited!!!

Today I reached a milestone. I sold my first painting on ebay. I told you I posted 5 paintings online about a week ago. There was a free deal where I could post 5 things for free. So I did.

I posted 5 of the kanji series. This morning, I was reading my email and got the news from eBay that the auction was over. And I didn’t sell the painting – do I want to relist? I got 4 of those, but then the 5th one said “Your eBay item sold! Contemporary Abstract Asian Kanji Acrylic Painting” How cool is that!?

So what did I do? I went out and spent 3 times what I made in supplies! Go figure!

Kanji #5 - 12” x 12” Acrylic and Ink on Masonite - $200

I really really like how this one turned out. First I wet the board with a spray bottle, then I used a big sumi ink stick to draw the kanji. Then I went ape and painted the color around it. I didn’t like all of it, so I stood up the board and used the spray bottle to remove some of the paint. I think it turned out really nice. I like the dry and wet ink look.