The wife is wondering what I'm doing for work while she is at the new job. Somehow I dodged the answer. I have to look more busy for her. I just don't want to tell her I'm making paintings to sell on ebay. I've had other ideas in the past that didn't work out and she'll think this is the same as before. Which she could be right. I've been honest with myself, as much as I believe in these pieces, it could flat out bomb. Anyways. I also better stop some of this crazy under-painting stuff and just finish a few pieces to just start selling. Not the way I wanted to do things. But I suppose things come down to a dollar so if I want to do this it has to pay off early. I might have something in about 2 weeks. Today I also bought more wood and parts to make the under frames. Surprised that the guy cut the wood for me. Anyways. Back to looking busy.

So I should also add here. This began a few months ago, earlier this year. I always keep sketch books and I write a lot of my ideas for products or ways to make money. I finished another sketch book at the end of last year and I bought a new one to have a place to jot down ideas, but I wanted a few pages to record a summary of ideas from the previous sketch book.
I managed to do that but even before getting to the end I was getting a fresh perspective, sort of looking at it from a step back, and I was asking myself 'why haven't I've done these ideas yet?' Especially the one for the current painting collection I'm working one (which I won't divulge on yet).
I got really got a blaze of inspiration and really got to it. Still working on the prep work. Bugs me that its taking a while but I'm building the 'pea factory' for the first 'can of peas'. It needs to be done even though I could jump some things but I do want things done right. I think I have 12 under paintings ready and I know I have 180 paintings references ready for prep. It's an ambitious collection but it will make sense once the first few paintings are ready for selling. I'm writing this stuff so I can later go back and read it because I don't want to forget the origins of this. Later this will make sense.
One thing I can say is when I look at this model idea, and key components, the demand that I know is already there, the limited collection, the increase value of it, the competition to bid for it, I think this is going to really work. I've thought that before about many things so this could be another one of those but time will tell. I don't want to invent anything new artistically. I'm not trying to pioneer a new movement. I just want to be a hard working artist and paint. And call.

Had the idea today of adding a QR code on the back side of the painting. Just learning about them. Also the hologram security strip to be embedded in the crafted paper. I wonder if I'm making it too hard on me to build in the Security features. Maybe I'll thank myself later. also finished the under painting for the ninth piece. I asked myself yesterday what would be better? to ignore all the prep work and just start painting to sell something without being ready, or accepting its going to take a while and I need to do what needs to be done right. Not over working but the minimal and done right.
I suppose if I did that I could maybe have something really to show in 7 days. If I do things the right way it will maybe be 3 to 4 weeks. In theory I only need to sell a few of them to know I'm onto something but my break even point (for me) would be 9 paintings sold at minimum price. Selling 18 at base price would be a big profit. I'd quit my day job after 10 pieces. Its funny but my wife asked me yesterday what business we could start if we wanted to. I didn't want to tell her still that I'm doing this. I told her selling Sausage Dogs on the street but she didn't like that idea. She just wants to be at home doing something that makes money, but I don't think she really wants to work. Hope its art instead.

Yesterday (on the 12th) I created my official logo). Made it literally in 10 minutes. Also, I discover there is a place down the street that does 3D printing. So I want to create in Corel CAD an emblem to emboss my certification of Authentication. I've been slowly getting that done to but the design of it is coming slow to me. I also had an idea to make a white watermark embedded within the paper as it is crafted to make it even more encrypted. I still have to figure out alot more of the security features on it. For now these days I've still been trying to get my reference material completed and prepare the under base of the paintings. I have about 180 of the paintings references ready. I thought I was going to do all 700 paintings at one time but I had to move on because I need to start selling something soon, As for the under base of each painting I have 8 done. I seem to get about one a day done (about an hour for each) on top of my busy graphics are work.  Sometimes I really question if I really think this is going to work or if I'm wasting my time again like the 30 to 40 of ideas I've had in my life time that went no where.

Okay,
I got to go in a new direction. I'm doing to much in a short time and I'm not going to make it. I glad I can see I need to be flexible. The purpose too, is for this to be profitable and quick. I'm going to focus on paintings in Central Park. Yesterday I download Painter on a 30 day trail. I love this program. Got immediate great results. It was a quick learning curve. It feels uncomfortable with a bunch of unknown factors. I do deal with feelings like, am I making a big mistake again? Because I want to generate income. I don't even have time to write blogs. yesterday I lost 100 dollars worth of work by this learning curve. My wife will be so upset if she finds out I'm on another mystery project. I hope it sells and pays off. She just got a job and so she is gone for 8 hours a day. I can secretly painting quickly a few pieces without her knowing it. but really I need to hammer out 9 paintings fast and sell them to make this worth while. I also still want to do all of this right. I hope I can figure this out quick.

This past week I wonder if I made a mistake or bit off more than I could chew. I wanted to finish my reference material but I had a subconscious feeling I should just get started with the prep work for the art. Little upset with myself. Couldn't shake the feeling. I want to be doing this if its making income and if its not early on I want to focus on a different art avenue that will allow me to keep going.
Time will time but it can't be too long of a time. I guess you have to build a factory if you want to sell a can of peas.

Wow! My wife got a great job and she starts next week. I was wondering how I was going to make these paintings without her seeing it. She doesn't want me to paint anything unless its commissioned. now I will be able to sneak in the ask little by little. Its an exciting development.

I had an amazing idea with the videos too. in another post