Sonoran Desert Scene (watercolor)

”Desert Composition No. 3” 11"x15"” (#3395) watercolor on Arches paper
by Lee Gordon Seebach

Cataloging My Work

If you've been following me on Steemit for any length of time, you may have noticed that in the description of my work under my posted images, there's a number in parentheses like above: (# 3395). I know you've been dying to know what that number represents, so I'll tell you. 😉 So here goes....

As a professional artist, I have to keep track of my work or else I'd be hopelessly lost as to where my work is located. In the past, I sold my work through up to six galleries across the country. In addition, whenever I complete an artwork, it must get a title, and since I often paint in the same area for quite awhile or paint the same subject over and over, titles will repeat. For example, I must have painted hundreds of pictures of Oak Creek, so have ended up entitling many of them "Oak Creek." So how do I distinguish one "Oak Creek" painting from another? Each artwork I complete also gets a catalog number. So, when I go looking for a painting in my database (I call it my Artist Registry - fancy, huh?), I look for the number of the painting and not the title.

So now you know. Or is this TMI? 😂

(Actually, this is prolly boring information instead of too much information, but I thought the artists amongst you might like this little tip from a pro.) 😎

Have a superlatively stunning day today and every day!

From New Mexico, this is @chessmonster aka Lee

Liberty 😀 Peace ☮️ Love ❤️

And yes, the rumor is true: I've been known to pick a mean five-string Bluegrass banjo. Shown here with my Gibson Mastertone RB250. "You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy."

My website: Seebach Fine Art