The vast majority of people that I meet during the average day of promoting my paintings will show a casual interest in what I'm doing, may have a quick look at my portfolio and that will be the end of our interaction. Occasionally though, someone may go the extra mile and it's great when I meet such people.
One such meeting took place last week in Great Brington, Northamptonshire. I called at a house and met the couple who took a real interest in what I was doing and I could tell were keen to find out more about my work. We chatted for a few minutes and they discussed the idea of commissioning something, perhaps a local landscape scene or something from their own garden. I then went on my way around the village and a little while later, bumped into them again as I was heading back to the car. They stopped me to tell me that they had thought about some possible ideas that I may want to try. For example, producing a painting of the village church which had links to George Washington and that would certainly gain some interest if it was displayed in the village post office or pub. I could tell they had really given this some thought and it was a real encouragement to meet them.
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