Red Barns &Â Red Cups

Red Barns & Red Cups

As I'm sure you know by now, I like coffee – so much so that I occasionally even paint with it. (See barn illustration above.) By the way, do you know why barns are almost always painted red? Hint: It has something to do with the physics of dying stars. Weird, huh?

Anyway… several years ago, my daughter suggested I send Starbucks some drawings I'd made of their seasonal Red Cups. (Here's a link to the one they posted on their Facebook page, and here's one they posted to Pinterest)…

Meanwhile, my other daughter suggested I paint directly onto Starbucks cups, a practice which—though now quite popular—was more or less unheard of at the time. So this year, instead of doing a drawing of a Red Cup, I drew on a Starbucks cup…

Okay, so technically the cup itself isn't red. Oh, well. I've sent it to them so we'll just have to wait and see what happens! :)

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What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
― John Steinbeck

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2. Where did Charles Dickens get the inspiration for the character of Ebenezer Scrooge? Here are some theories.

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5. Here's your all-inclusive 2016 Christmas TV Schedule!

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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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