"King Carousel"
Last week I received a letter from paypal, "You've got Money!" Wow, I love getting money. I hurried up and opened the email, to find King Carousel had sold.It took me two hours to find the painting, I was beginning to panic, wondering where on earth I had put it! It finally turned up over in the studio. We're remodeling the studio, so I had tucked things away here and there to keep them safe.
I painted King Carousel in 2004. When I was creating this painting, I was so excited, I'd had a dream about a carousel horse, and I wanted to paint him just like he was in the dream. He attended several shows around the state of Montana...and no one bought him. I couldn't figure it out, as I thought he was so beautiful!
Because he'd been a dream horse, there were transparent passages in the painting, and thick opaques in other places. He had a very dreamlike quality about him.
In spite of liking him so much myself, I had given up on the fact he might sell.
I'd also been doubting the effectiveness of having a website. I've spent a thousand hours learning html, image optimization, copyright laws, watermarking, SEO techniques... I've spent a fortune on software, computers, printers, scanners and cameras. I wondered if I would ever have an affirmation it was all worth it!
Now I have hope. I'll keep at it....
Donna
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Dear Donna,
ReplyDeleteI bought, or actually got the King Carousel as a present! I had wanted to write to you to tell you where your painting had ended up, but never got to it.
I found your painting by chance when I was looking for horse paintings online. I was doing a project that required some images, so I went on Google images to find them. This was already several years ago. I stumbled upon the King Carousel and immediately loved it. I never forgot about it and I think it must have been a year later or so, that I decided to look it up again on the inernet, which wasn't that easy (as it wasn't easy again this time to find your website!)
To my great joy I saw there was a series with carousel horses, which of most I liked. I thought that since I had never forgotten about the King Carousel, perhaps I should have it. So someone sent it to me as a present.
Your King Carousel lives in my bedroom in the Netherlands(!) where I go to sleep, and wake up to the sight of this beautiful horse! Which is something I really like as the horse was created in YOUR dreams!
I am now searching for the other carousel horses but to my great regret, I am having a hard time finding them! Could you tell me the link where to find them? (nathanasuya@yahoo.com)
I hope you're happy with the destination of your King Carousel! I am very happy with it!
Thanks!
Anasuya Nath (Netherlands)
Hi Ana!
ReplyDeleteYou've made my Christmas a very happy day! You're letter was so fun to receive. It means a lot to me, to know King is so happy and in a home where he's appreciated and loved. Thank you! I'll send you links to where you can find more carousel horses!
Donna
Hi Donna (and Ana) - this is wonderful news!! Ana, I love your story of having a strong remembrance of a painting in your mind - and then searching for it again!! What a wonderful happy ending!!
ReplyDeleteDonna, this is also inspiring to me!!
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