Before JLGalleries existed I was extreemly interest in art and paintings. I began my collection in January of 2000. Not long after but still pre JLGalleries.com I sold my first painting. It was not my intention at the time to sell art. Still a friend had seen a January 2001 purchase and asked for help aquiring their own Jason Monet painting. So I showed them a picture of this boat painted on January 4th at Padang Bai's main cove and they loved it. This developed into more requests and I decided that my hobby would make a great career. Thus, the birth of JL Galleries.