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Here's the rest of the story of why last week was so great- the gallery that has my small downtown paintings sold 7 of them!!!! They hadn't even gotten them up on the wall and someone who had read in my January newsletter that I now have my work at Liz Daly Design Gallery came down to see them and bought 7 of them!  Wow! I got the phone call about the sale while I was at the hospital visiting my new grandson.

Right after I sent out the newsletter, I had been feeling sorry for myself and whining to my friend that I felt like I wasted a bunch of time putting it together, but was committed to doing one each month. When I found out that the reason this person had come to the gallery to see my work was because she had read about it in my newsletter, I realized that maybe that time I spent at the computer was time well spent!! I must say that Clint Watson, Leslie Saeta and Dreama were right about newsletters!!

Here are two that sold this week-

"Love that Dress"

12x12 oil

SOLD

"Main Street in December"

12x12 oil

SOLD

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Jacki

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Editor's Note:  We're not normally "I told you so" type of people, but we told you so. :-)  We cannot stress enough the importance of sending a newsletter...it worked for Jacki and it can work for you, too.

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