You may have noticed that I have fallen behind in my 35 Paintings in 35 Days challenge to myself. Well, I have a plan. I’m quitting my job. For real.
As my list of commissions grew, so did my frustration with having to cram painting into the few free moments I have each day. Then I realized something: It’s now or never. Thanks to all of you marvelous people who have booked paintings, I have enough full time artwork to sustain me for quite a while. I have two days of work left as store manager at a Dunn Bros Coffee shop and then I will have time to complete and enjoy my artwork and finally return all of the backed up emails and Facebook messages. I feel excited, proud, and blessed. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
-Clara
I wanted to include a simple photo to go along with this post, but Mindy kept photobombing. Everything is better with Mindy Lou anyway.
K to the Nines Studio 
You are so fortunate that you were blessed with a talent that most of us can only dream of. Congratulations on your new endeavor.
Thanks, Tina. I feel pretty lucky to have found something that I really love to do. Dogs and art together? So exciting.
Clara
Aww! Congratulations on getting to live your dream! You truly are lucky!
Congratulations! That’s the good karma coming around that you so deserve!
i love hall your paiting i thnk you are doing the right thing love the paiting s of wallace to hope i can buy one one day good look xx
I wish you all the best as you follow your dreams! Wallace would be so proud! I agree that everything is better with Mindy Lou; everything is always best with our puppies. Love the photos with the cute photo bomber! You have an incredible talent, Clara. Good luck!
Yay! Congratulations Clara! We are excited for you and can hardly wait for our pups to be done by you! PS: we love the photobomb of MindyLou with her sweet little face just to the left of the table…cutest!!