A Year of Happiness

A Year of Happiness!

I don't know how it's possible, but this issue marks the one year anniversary of The Happiness of Art. I suppose it's fitting that it coincides with Thanksgiving, because I'm very thankful for all the subscribers who have made this little experiment so enjoyable and rewarding for me. Thank you all!!

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."
–G.K. Chesterton

You'd better run, little turkey…

…the Grannyator's™ gonna getcha!

"My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the heck she is."
–Ellen DeGeneres

In Japan there's an entire museum of found rocks that appear to have human faces, also called "jinmenseki". • The New Yorker: Cartoons at Random. • Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain on January 1, 2024. • The Illusion of Time: What's Real? • NYTimes: Johnny Cash, the Poet in Black. • Jingle Bells was orginally a Thanksgiving song (and 11 other weird Thanksgiving facts.) More Thanksgiving facts.

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"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others."
–Marcus Tullius Cicero

Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather's house away!
We would not stop for doll or top,
for 'tis Thanksgiving Day.
–Lydia Maria Child

November Print Giveaway

(Back by popular demand)

Pup

(Back by popular demand)

SIZE: Artwork is 8 x 10 inches, matted to 5 x 7 inches (fits in 8 x 10 inch frame).
EDITION: Artist proof.
MATERIALS: Hand-signed, limited edition, Giclée fine art print with 8-ply gallery board mat (matted, but unframed).
PAPER: Printed on Hahnemuhle William Turner — a 310g, acid-free, natural white, mould-made paper with 100% rag content (highly archival).

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About Me

Hi. I’m D.E.Uhlig. I’m an artist, author, husband and father.

For as long as I can remember, I have loved to draw. Years ago I gave my wife a hand-drawn card for our anniversary, and she loved it so much she made me promise to ALWAYS hand-draw her cards. Then our three kids made me promise to do the same with their birthday cards. And when I posted some of my drawings online, people began asking how they could purchase my work—so I created this newsletter. I believe in something I like to call “The Happiness of Art” and I hope it makes you smile.

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D.E.Uhlig is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous publications including the Kansas City Star, Christian Science Monitor, University Daily Kansan, Editorial Humor Magazine, and World Policy Journal. Commercial illustration and design clients over the years have included Samsung, Sprint, and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, among others—and his Starbucks RedCup illustrations have been featured on the company's Pinterest and Facebook pages. In 1989, Mr. Uhlig co-founded Uhlig LLC, a leading provider of cross-media publishing and communication services in industries ranging from residential housing to book publishing to cancer care. Mr. Uhlig is married with three children and resides in Kansas City. He is currently working on children’s books, ebooks and apps.

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