Well the recent exhibition of the Maxey Art Group overturned the view that we are in the teeth of a recession and art isn`t selling. This Group (of which I am a member) held its annual Exhibition in the Maxey Village Hall on the weekend of 1/2 August with a Private View on the Friday evening. Accepted that it is well-established event with a `following` we were still sceptical and wondered how sales would be. Nevertheless we got stuck in and assembled the hired stands on the Friday morning and tweaked and teased (as you do) until the 70-odd pictures submitted looked their best. Interestingly enough, Maxey is a group that hangs every picture submitted by members for the exhibition - and very nice it all looked too! Friday evening was a good turnout - the wine flowed and so did the people looking around - a pleasant buzz of conversation all evening and the red dots began to appear ... Saturday and Sunday were busy nearly all day. The homemade cakes being served with the teas disappeared like magic. At the end the Group exceeded their sales for 2008 with 18 framed and 11 unframed paintings being sold in a weekend. Recession? What recession ...