My 2 mins of being a whore this week…Shawn’s blog

After viewing a show that I am in or a show I am putting on, I wish for that person who just saw it to say “Holy crap that was awesome!” How can I make that happen? This is a question I pose to you. How can I get more people like you to come out to an art show?

This is not just to you artists or artists patrons out there, this is to the person who, the first 10 things on their list of “things they want to do” does not include, “go to an art show”. How can I get you to come check one out? They are really fun and have great works of art to enjoy. I do crazy shit at mine sometimes. Like the “how many circus peanuts can you fit in your mouth game” challenge thrown down by Megan.

I would like now to thank the love of my life. Misty, I am so glad you encourage the passion and madness. And embrace your own desire to create. I so love you! Let’s get married soon!

I love the process of painting a picture, I make them for you though. Once I am done with a painting, I don’t really think about it anymore. So if you buy them at a show, I won’t have to look at them and can focus on creating new ones. Win win, you get great art and I free up space. I am running out of storage space. I have so many more paintings to paint, so I need the room for them. You see my quandary. They are very reasonable priced if you would like to by one.

Also, to my friends with businesses, would you be interested in hanging some of my work to sell or just for the viewing pleasure, in your shops?

So with that being my 2 mins on the street corner whoring myself, please support you local art and artists. We will be famous someday and wouldn’t you like to have a piece of our work and a story to boot? Come see an art show! Suggestions welcome as to how to get you there. There has never been a better time for art in Des Moines and Iowa then there is now. Come be a part of it?!

Shawn