Bryan Peterson

I think I got the wrong owners manual at my retirement! Since retiring from the fire service in 2005 I’ve gone back to college, gotten a degree in Human Services, a part time job as a chemical dependency counselor and most recently I’ve been accepted as a photographer into one of the local art galleries where I live. I applied to Ebb Tide Gallery in Gig Harbor, Washington in April and on the second week of the month was informed that my art work had been accepted. I was overjoyed at this bit of news until the realization that now I had to get a business license, tax ID and enough images matted, framed, priced and hung for the open house that was to be held on May 3rd.
Well I managed to get 10 images from 24”x36” to 8”x10” matted framed and hung along with another 25 images of various sizes without mats or frames and some post cards ready for the open house along with a business license and tax ID. The open house went well, even thought the weather wasn’t all that great the gallery stayed full of customers for the whole event. I even sold enough prints to pay rent for the month!
Like I said I think I got the wrong retirement owners manual—whoever got the one that tells you how to sit down and watch the grass grow…CAN I BORROW IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I have to go now—I’ve got to replace the prints I sold, photograph some new images and be at work by 12:30pm. Life is definitely not boring.
If you’re ever in Gig Harbor stop by the gallery and say Hi.