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Mary Sparrow · 09-14-2004, 08:21 AM

First, I'd like to tell you how much I like that portrait!!

Second, listen to Michelle she knows what she is talking about.

I paint only children, and I don't advertise at all..well, very little.

I am not backlogged by a year, but I ALWAYS have something on the easel and as soon as I think I am at the end of the pile the phone rings. I think this works for me because I planted myself in the middle of the Jr. League. If you can get a commission by a Jr. League mother that loves your work, you can rest assured that it will mushroom!

Good luck.

09-14-2004, 08:21 AM	#4
Mary Sparrow EDUCATIONAL MODERATOR Juried Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,120	Hi Melanie, First, I'd like to tell you how much I like that portrait!! Second, listen to Michelle she knows what she is talking about. I paint only children, and I don't advertise at all..well, very little. I am not backlogged by a year, but I ALWAYS have something on the easel and as soon as I think I am at the end of the pile the phone rings. I think this works for me because I planted myself in the middle of the Jr. League. If you can get a commission by a Jr. League mother that loves your work, you can rest assured that it will mushroom! Good luck.