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Greetings, friends! Yes, it's been months since our last one-sided conversation and I thought I'd remedy that. I've been painting and writing away in my attic studio, trying to stay warm. Want to see some of what I've been painting?
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The Boy in the Wood, $200, 5"x7". Several people point out that I mostly paint girls. Fine, here's a boy.
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And you'll have to trust me that this is a boy as well, heading off on a grand adventure. It's called The River Road ($800, 12"x16"). I really spent a lot of time on this one and enjoyed working the details. The boat! The lanterns!
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Vigil, $200, 5"x7". They can't all be boys.
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This is my new favorite painting. It's The Snow Beast, $2,000, 12"x24". I'm (kind of) okay if it never sells. Fun fact: I started to write a little story about this painting and the kid's name was (very, very, very briefly) Wendell.
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Emma and the Fox, 16"x20". This was a commission and it was the best kind of commission. The conversation went a little like this:
"Paint me something for my daughter."
"Like... anything?"
"Yeah."
"How about a giant fox and a little girl?"
"Make it happen."
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Over the next couple months I'll do a few more paintings and will continue to work on my novel. And then I'll hit the road again in March (see show schedule below). In the meantime, I'm doing a...
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You know what I have that you could have? Postcards! And they're on sale for the month of January! 16 postcards for $10! Now you might think, This isn't really for me. Maybe you have some objections to purchasing postcards. But for every possible objection, I have an rebuttal:
Objection: I don't send postcards.
Rebuttal 1: Then don't! Frame them and hang them up on your wall like little prints! Or put them on your fridge!
Rebuttal 2: Start sending postcards! Your aunt who hasn't heard from you in a while would love one!
Objection: I don't know how much postcard stamps are.
Rebuttal: Easy. $0.35.
Objection: I don't like your art.
Rebuttal: Then buy these postcards and send them to someone, anyone, as soon as possible!
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The postcards. Don't you want them all?
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Shows
MARCH:
WICHITA, KS: Outdoor Living and Landscape Show – March 1-3 ($10 admission)
ALBUQUERQUE, NM: Rio Grande Arts & Crafts Festival - March 8-10 ($8 admission)
APRIL:
SAN ANTONIO, TX: King William Fair – April 27 ($15 admission)
AUGUST:
LITTLETON, CO: Affordable Arts Festival – August 25 ($10 admission)
OCTOBER:
FRANKLIN, TN: Hutchmoot (Closed Conference) – October 3-6
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Smiling Max, 21 months strong.
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Sebastian in his cape, a fearless 3 1/2 year old.
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