Three Sales and a Lost Friend

Jaq has said to me before, there is a balance in this life. For every negative, a positive and vice versa. As this weekend's events were driven forward, they hugged the curves of that philosophy closely.

Over the past few days, we have sold three paintings, which so happened to be my top three favourites.

The first was to a young couple. They borrowed Filomena II to test in their home a few weeks ago and have paid the £2,000 now, deciding they would keep the large oil on canvas. This was a favourite of many of Jaq's admirers and gallery visitors, so it will be a shame not to see it hanging in there, but it's great to know it will decorate another wall and make other people happy.


Two of my other favourites went to a woman, a French teacher. She bought the oil on Fabriano paper, Girl with Lotus, for £2,000. This is the one that we planned to print on the back of our new catalogue that is being designed at this very moment, so now it is my job to pick a new painting to take its place.

The other one this woman purchased was a very small, yet powerful oil on canvas called Girl with Pink Obi for £350.

So, it was a profitable weekend at the gallery. A vase was also sold as well, which caused some issues with a credit card, but it's being sorted out now by the right people.

It is interesting that all of the paintings sold were figurative when the newest paintings are all abstract landscapes. It's all a matter of taste and I am now marketing these newer paintings to interior designers as they will make a relaxing addition to interiors in our crazed workaholic society.

The balance to this positive news is that Jaq lost her beloved dog, Bijou, this weekend. She is devastated, as you can imagine if you have ever lost a pet.

Bijou began eating different food a few weeks ago, and Jaq is suspicious that this is to blame as her other male dog would not eat it and is not ill. She did some research and found that, in America, there is an uproar by pet parents because many animals are dying due to chemicals found in a type of dog food imported from China. She said the case has gone to government courts and, though there is probably a similar situation in the UK, no action seems to have been taken.

Jaq asked me, if I have spare time while I'm working, to write a letter of awareness to an investigative journalist who has the time to look into the situation in this country. It is complex and will take research. Jaq is certainly the type of person who takes action when action must be taken.