Getting Ready…

I figured my first blog post could be telling y’all how incredibly nervous I am for my first selling event in public. See, I’ve never really put myself out there as an artist beyond social media. Most of my work has come through those channels, or word of mouth. Having an art booth at Montrose Pride 2026 will be my first, IN PERSON selling event.

When I first started toying with the idea, I had no idea what I wanted to sell. Then the Drag Queen Pop Portrait Series came along and it was the perfect fit. It all began with me just wanting to paint a few of my favourite queens, then BOOM: it blossomed into a series and now fifteen paintings are complete. They will be offered at the daytime portion of pride. At night, I’ll open my offerings up to include the figurative work I do as well, as that portion is for adults. Can’t be offending anyone with some nakedness.

Anyhow, boy am I nervous! What if I don’t sell anything? What if no one even stops by to see? What if all I get are polite smiles as people swiftly walk past my booth? For all the time I’ve spent preparing, painting, and printing, that last one keeps me up at night and is in the regular rotation of things discussed in therapy at the moment.

Either way, I guess I’m proud of putting myself out there, and at this point it’s too late to back out!