This week on The Perfect Scam.

Over months, I kept this a secret.

I kept thinking, this must be a scam, but I would look it up on the internet,

and I didn't get any definitive proof that it was.

It was like a nightmare.

It was a horrible experience.

It really was.

Kind of the worst thing that ever happened to me.

Welcome back to The Perfect Scam. I'm your host, Bob Sullivan. If you're an artist, there's a short

phrase that you always want to hear. I'd like to buy your painting. It might be

something you've waited your whole life to hear. Well, today's guest has heard those words before.

He's had many gallery showings, but when a new kind of buyer reaches out to him, well, it seems like

the opportunity of a lifetime.

I think you're all going to love meeting Douglas Newton. Probably some of you dream of being

just like him. Douglas has always been a painter, but when he retired from his first job,

he turned his passion into a second career. And, well, I have to say, I love his work.

A lot of it centers on candy. Okay, well, I was supposed to be doing prep for this interview,

but instead I found myself just losing all sorts of time on your website. Your artwork is beautiful.

Oh, thank you very much. Thank you.

I am staring at your candy page right now, and I'm fixated on, yeah. I mean, it's,

first of all, it's just such a whimsical, delightful subject to paint. How did you get started on

candy? Somebody just suggested a candy kiss years ago, and I painted one and then started from there.

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