Mandy grinned in amusement along with Kat. "Yes, the Manners Mistress is definitely a force to be reckoned with. Though one might hope that he actually paid attention to both articles."
The fascination and slight ignorance was apparent in her voice, and Mandy couldn't suppress a chuckle. "Ah, yes, I paint and do the moving portraits. I also do still and moving landscapes, but those generally aren't custom like the portraits are," she explained.
Mandy smiled encouragingly when asked about her clients. "Not yet, no. I can't discuss specific clients, of course, but I don't mind answering.
"Frankly, there are a lot of people that aren't willing to trust such a young, new artist. It's been a bit of a struggle to build a clientele, but I have a fair few and a couple I'm hoping to hear from."