Birthday Surprise

Today is my friend Jeanne Behr’s birthday. Since it is a day of some significance her husband David wanted to surprise her and I was invited to help. Jeanne has liked my mother’s artwork for a long time so David asked me to set up a visit for the three of us to my mother’s art barn.

At two this afternoon David and Jeanne drove up to my house and I came out with my needlepoint in tow and got in their car. By this point Jeanne had figured out what the surprise was. It was a treat for me because I got to spend the afternoon being chauffeured to the farm, spend a big portion of her birthday with Jeanne and needlepoint the whole way up and back since David drove.

My mother was also happy that she had a customer at her art barn. Since Hom-a-gen Farm is not exactly in the cultural center of the universe only those people in the know come and shop for art there. Jeanne has been a student of my mother’s art website so she already had a good idea of what she liked. Thank goodness paintings of women topped her list since there are many of those.

It did not take long for Jeanne to settle on “Sunburn” since it looked a lot like her. David it turns out has a good eye for art. Leaning against the wall behind another painting he picked out “tour de France” which just happens to be the most expensive painting in the place since it has won a bunch of prestigious art shows. Lucky for David Jeanne wanted the painting with a woman in it.

After the transaction had taken place we went back to the big house to have a birthday glass of wine before we made the trek back to Durham. Everyone was happy. My mother had a check and Jeanne had a painting, David got full credit for planning a fulfilling birthday and I got to go along for the ride and spend time with my friend on her big day.

If anyone else wants to celebrate with art let me know. I get big points with my mother whenever I bring customers to the art barn. When my mother sells painting my father is happy too. Visit her website at http://www.janecarterart.com
So happy birthday Jeanne. I can’t wait to see “Sunburn” in your office. I hope you will always smile and remember your fun day whenever you look at it.