I had an interesting visit today: a couple from Germany. They’ve been touring Nova Scotia in a rented RV, are taking a plane tomorrow to Montreal, and then a boat back to Germany. My parents did something like that in their early sixties. They took a boat over, bought a Volkswagen bug (before they were popular cars here), tooted around Europe, camping most of the time, and then flew home. They had a wonderful time. I think they were away five months.
This German couple saw my work on the Studio Rally Map (a map of artists in Nova Scotia), and stopped by. They are interested in buying a very recent painting, a diptych, 36" x 48". I will ship it to them when they return home in a couple of weeks. If they decide it doesn't work in their house, I told them they could ship it to ship it to my gallery in Switzerland, or to Denmark, or back here, but I do think they will want to keep it. In which case, there will be no problem!
Their English was not bad, certainly understandable, although often they conversed with each other in German, and then translated for me. At times we would search for the right word together. I enjoyed their visit and we plan to meet again either at my show in Switzerland next year (November 2007) or when I go to Germany at that time, or both. The funniest part of this was that I almost didn't answer the door. She had rung the bell at my studio door and I thought it must be a solicitor, someone asking for a donation and I just didn't want to hassle. But Lila was making such a racket I thought I would send her out as ambassador. I'm glad I didn't listen to me!
All those (many) times when I paint with no definite exhibition near, just paint because it feels right, make sense on days like this. It’s Canadian Thanksgiving today and I have a lot to be thankful for.
Posted by leya at October 9, 2006 07:02 PM