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Jenny’s Favorite Things

Tomorrow I will back talking about “My Voyage to Painting Murals, again.” Today I thought I would interject a fun little painting project. Earlier today I met with a potential client and wanted to refer her to my website to see this room but realized I hadn’t posted photos to my website yet. Jenny was seven […] […]

Lessons Learned-Cold Calls

After learning that lesson there was no way I would drive that far without more than one appointment. After the first presentation I was hired to paint the Jane Tillery’s showroom, subsequently customers asked if they could have their homes hand painted. This was Indiana and I wasn’t aware of anyone hand painting walls at that time. The […] […]

Broadmoor Signature Shop Hand Painted Arch

The Signature Shop is in Broadmoor Main. Items which have a Broadmoor Logo can be found there. When I was asked to design and hand paint an arch for the Signature Shop entrance I thought it would be done in the same color scheme as the arches I had painted in the Golf Clubhouse. When I […] […]

Painting Flowers in Hospital Setting

Memorial Hospital for Children, in partnership with The Children’s Hospital is located at Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs and houses a Level IIIb NICU which is able to take care of the most fragile newborns. This hospital has some of the most professional nurses and doctors, men and women, I’ve had the privilage of meeting. It was an honor […] […]

Calling all Spirited Women!

Well here I go again, coloring outside of the box. Recently I decided to advertise on a website at the recommendation of a dear friend. After emailing for information I received a phone call from a very Spirited woman by the name of Nancy Mills who produces that website, The Spirited Woman. It was only […] […]

Murals to Soothe the Soul

Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs gives such attention to detail when it comes to the comfort of their patients. The oncology area is a special place because of this attention to detail. Each room has a window with wooden blinds and a fabric covered cornice that coordinates to the bedspreads. Each room even has a […] […]

Be Fearless

My goal for this year has been to get more organized in my business. You know, doing the things I have put off for years in hope that I would never need them, i.e., my resume. Being pretty much fearless when it comes to painting, last week I was asked to submit a proposal for a […] […]