Final get-ready steps

I am double checking my spreadsheet of artworks for the show and setting up the information needed by the Show  Curator - Shannon Dunn. The spreadsheet is a checklist for every step of the painting process - start date, working title, size, support type, medium, date finished, archive photo, retouch varnish, varnish 1, final varnish 2, frame, hardware, final title, price. At this point, there are very few blanks in the chart, but there are a few 'strike-throughs' for works that did not make the final cut. Some might get fixed, but others will meet the fire so I don't waste more time on them.

A maybe-final phone call yesterday from my art coach, Yvonne Reddick, helped me with some details I had not considered with regard to show promotion timing and the management of commissions. 

A couple people have been extraordinary in making sure details are handled. Local photographer Angelina Brooymans is making the most beautiful prints of some of the paintings and Bill Brooymans has custom framed my big paintings and some of the prints so they will look so beautiful in the show. 

A couple other great resources have helped too:
- Preferred Framing in Kamloops for immediate access to art supplies and advice and
- Opus Art Supplies  for online  specialty items.  

And now I am putting final touches on this  website's portfolio page for the show!  2026 Art Show which was  a hidden page, but now openly online as it is ready for viewing.

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