Book and Art Lovers Make First Private Show a Big Success

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday. You made a private art show and book pre-launch into an event to remember.

The only “oh-no” moment occurred when I had to tell readers there was only one Advance Reader Copy of Emissary and the book would not be released until December, when they can get it from Wyoming bookstores.

“Just in time for you to give it to me for Christmas,” a guest told her husband.

The Barricks’ neighbors began arriving at 4 pm on the dot, then friends stopped in after work – hungry, of course. Fortunately, Connie Barrick is more of an artist with food than I am with paint, so the fare was not only gorgeous and scrumptious but also inexhaustible – despite several big appetites.

“A good time was had by all,” as the saying goes, and after the last guest departed, one-third of the art show had sold out.

This is where you get a confession: It’s hard to let go of pieces you’ve created and lived with for several months. Some of my favorites received the little red dots during the night that marked them “sold.” Is it possible to be sad and happily ecstatic at the same time?

In the end, it feels good knowing they’ll be gracing the walls of art lovers here in Wyoming, where I can visit them each year when I travel north from Texas.

Again, thank you – until next time.