It has come to my attention, again, this summer at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts that there is another "Susan Cox" who curiously paints the same themes as myself and I have, once again, been confused with her.
An artist cannot copyright a theme or concept but it becomes awkward when another artist has the same name AND paints the same subject matter! This may seem paranoid on my part but this has been going on for years now and I see no solution but to bring it out in front of my audience. The reason that I am suspicious is that many years ago this person introduced herself, her husband took her aside and within earshot of me, said to her, "YOU should be painting this." I laughed it off at the time until I heard that not only had she gone on to paint that theme but the restaurant series.
Many artists paint these themes but once again, I stress that this person has the same name!
If you are in doubt as to whether a "Susan Cox" painting is mine or not, feel free to send me a photo and I'll let you know. A woman that I met last summer at the Festival thought that she'd been collecting MY paintings only to find out that they were the other person's work!
There is only one "Susan Cox" at the LB Festival of Arts. I have sold through galleries in the Napa Valley, San Francisco, the Sawdust Festival, and San Diego. I have NEVER sold through restaurants!
I regret that I must send out this message but I would very much like to retain my own reputation and NOT lend it to anyone else!