Signature of a Soul by Riona Kelly

Author:Riona Kelly [Kelly, Riona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Spain, art, suspense, woman protagonist, Romance
Publisher: Pynhavyn Press
Published: 2019-12-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Lindy swung the car into a slot in the parking area at Italica and reached for her sun hat as Michelle tucked her phone into the fanny pack she wore at her right hip. Since the Roman ruins were situated only nine kilometers from Seville, they hadn’t felt rushed to get there and had lingered over their rooftop breakfast. They didn’t talk much during the drive, although Lindy thought quite a bit about the previous evening's events.

She'd looked up Marchant's gallery on the internet when they'd gotten back to the hotel, and he seemed legitimate. His gallery displayed and sold work by a wide range of artists. Still, she wasn't certain her particular art would be comfortable in the setting. He was the sole distributor for works by several European artists, including Pablo de Sintra. In fact, Marchant had discovered the Basque artist living in relative poverty in a town near the Portuguese city rather than in it. He took the city name as his artistic moniker because Alain had suggested it and now signed his paintings in that way.

If she placed a canvas or two with Marchant, she did not wish to sign an exclusive agreement with him, so the details would need to be discussed as would any commission he might receive from the sale. She had shown her work many times, but she rarely placed them for sale in a gallery. In the early days, she would display the book cover art at conventions and would sometimes sell them from there to the fans who willingly bid the cost up to a very nice amount although not close to what she might get from a collector these days. Perhaps even Señor Cardenas might be willing to fork over several thousand to have the cover painting for a favorite book. Money, however, was not a motivation for her placing a painting with Marchant. Several non-book related paintings she'd done had received critical acclaim when she'd displayed them, and she wondered if they would draw more interest to her work.

She loved doing the book covers, but as she'd said, the business had slowed some in recent years. She worked mostly for two or three larger publishing houses, but so many writers were publishing books now, and digitally-created covers were plentiful. For as many writers as they were, it seemed an equal number of artists were providing covers at very reasonable fees. Perhaps she was becoming a dinosaur in the business with wanting to continue to paint the covers. And it wasn't because she didn't know how to use the new tools of the trade; it was a matter of preference. Sooner or later, she might have to switch to using the computer.

Putting a few paintings with Marchant might give her an indication if there would be an outlet for her paintings in the legitimate art world. She wanted to check him out further, though and would have her business manager check into his background more. If nothing else, she'd learned to be cautious over the years.

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