Sold a Painting on Etsy!!!!!

Sold a painting on Etsy and it wasn't even listed one day. In fact the varnish is still tacky! Thank you very much to the sweet Marianne who bought her and will be giving her a good home. So many mixed feelings! I was extremely excited to wake up this morning to find one of my paintings sold. And yet, I feel she is a part of me and it is hard to let her go. But, isn't that what I want after all; I wouldn' t feel right selling something I feel didn't represent me. It felt like Christmas morning, but may be even better; to know that a person who knows and respects art as much as I do, respects my work. Wow!! What a confidence booster! Knowing that someone values my art makes me want to paint even more. Hopefully, I will continue art for a long, long time. I want to continue on and feel this feeling again and again. Thank you!