Giveaway

The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. This quotation accurately describes the problems I have had creating a free vintage ebook that I promised all subscribers to my newsletter. Everything blog related (or should I say … Read More

A series of free vintage portraits. A Voyage in Time is a free ebook available exclusively for all subscribers to my newsletter. Since January, I have been painting one vintage portrait a week…well, to be honest, I did miss a … Read More

Celebrate Spring Giveaway!   Spring is in the air and it is time for another gift to my newsletter subscribers. The sun is brighter, the air a little warmer, the potholes a little deeper, and those bulbs that were planted … Read More

Neptune’s Playground: experimenting with semi-abstract underwater scene.   A few weeks ago, while looking through all my art supplies, I found jars of unopened mediums. Gasp!  What was I thinking when I bought these? With a little bit of research … Read More

Christmas without you/ White Christmas and I’m blue… I know, it’s a cheesy beginning to use lyrics from a Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers Christmas album. I could blame it on too much eggnog, but I haven’t had a drop … Read More

I am happy to announce that the winner of this contest is Cynthia R. Random.org was used to generate a number which corresponded to this subscriber’s number. A sincere, heartfelt thank you to all my blog subscribers. I appreciate the … Read More

“We rise by lifting others” – Robert Ingersoll. I would like to thank my subscribers who have lifted me this year particularly those of you who sent me comments after various posts. Your words of encouragement and support touched me … Read More

A Promise Kept A promise kept is all about making a subscriber happy. “Creativity is…adapting the rules to suit the situation.” ~ author unknown. Around this time last year, I ran a blog contest for my subscribers. One of my … Read More

“If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.” George MacDonald, Scottish author and poet. I am … Read More

“The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us.” Jean Paul Richter There were many general quotations about angels to choose from for today’s post. However, … Read More

Christmas Angel Angélique, a Christmas angel giveaway for my subscribers, was shown in an earlier post. In the first photo below, I have lightly penciled my design onto the wood to give you an idea of her appearance once finished. … Read More