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Painting in Public...it's pros and cons, Part 3 ...questions

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Painting in Public...it

While painting in public occasionally a passerby wil ask questions... "Do you have a studio?" and my answer is usually the same. Yes, but my wife calls it my storage closet. Usually they chuckle and ask another question about another topic. "How do you concentrate out here with all these distractions?" ...another favorite. The answer to that iqnuiry takes a little more diplomacy. Every person that stops to chat can be and sometimes is a customer, so I answer with a smile and say how much I enjoy meeting everyone. This is true, most of the time...I do have to be careful to not encourage too much conversation. Though I try to be welcoming all the time, it's in my DNA.

Questions are varied and yet, often the same... Do you know where there is a restroom? A restaurant? A ferry boat pick up station? The time? The freeway? A drugstore? The list goes on!

Another favorite is, "What are you painting?"... This is when I want to have a little fun and sometimes will say "I am painting a painting!" The younger people will look puzzled by that answer so I laugh a little, apologize and point to the scene and show them the painting. After which they fell much better.

My absolute favorite question to answer is "How much for the painting?" ...especially when I give them the answer and they next ask "When will you be finished so I can take it home?" Those two questions always make my day!

What is the old saying... One must go through the less than perfect ones to find that red, ripe, delicious, crispy apple!

What questions do you answer during your day?