I'm delighted to announce that I have a new patron who has agreed to deposit $1870 a month into my bank account with the understanding that I do more painting and less work. In late March Jan and I applied for early Social Security benefits and on April 1st our first deposits arrived. The only caveat with retiring early is you have to watch how much you earn. I plan to do that. With a few exceptions, I'll be devoting more time to the artwork. (By the way, if any of you would like to pay me NOT to paint, I'm good with that, too.) In the meantime, here's a new heavy gesso/rubbed-down paint portrait that I was pleased with. Hope you enjoy it, too.
