[Kimberly Dow]

Thank you everyone
It was a suprise to me that it made the front page and in color yet. One good thing I discovered is that in these small towns they are very proud of their own. There was no way that painting was going to leave Uvalde - there were too many people who wanted to buy it and hang it publicly.

And I've been selling prints for the first time, and by golly that is a wonder. The work is done, the painting is sold - yet I am still making money. Who knew?

This article was about the woman who bought it and why, but months ago they did an article about me and the painting when I was still working on it. At least now I know that the 50,000 readers in the town and surrounding area know where I am.

Here is a detail, since that photo is not that clear.