"...act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love and do what you will.....I am not telling you how to be happy you see, I am just telling you to be happy."
excerpt from The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
This painting has some pretty neat words tucked into it....can you see them?
Well, I am guessing at least one person will be happy that reads this today...:)) I had so many nice comments on my blog, even if they did come by way of a bribe...:) Thanks so very much to each one of you that took the time to write---it made for a great reading day! I used random.org to decide the winner--I wanted to let Eddie pick but then I could tell he was going to try to stuff the ballot box with those who had offered tuna in exchange for the book.
But first, the news in brief...:))
- Mark your calendars for the Harrodsburg Festival of Books and Arts, Saturday, June 26 in (where else) Harrodsburg, Ky. I have been honored with being one of the main stage artists to talk about my book and painting....please feel free to come out and heckle me from the audience..who knows when you will get another chance! (I will have paintings and both of my books on hand.)
- People are already signing up for my upcoming 3 Day Oil Painting/ 1 Day Art Business/Motivational workshop in Pasadena, CA , Sept. 23-26. Leslie Saeta and I have partnered up to offer an incredible workshop on everything we know (I know, amazing we can cover it in 4 days..:))! Read here for details and to sign up.
- This weeks blog radio show Artists Helping Artists that I co-host with Leslie Saeta is on framing--I would love to have you on the line when we are live to join in! Details are on the side bar of my blog--it's this Thursday at 12 noon, save the date!
- The winner for the drawing of my monthly painting give away for May is....Theresa Paden of CA. Click here to see the painting Theresa won!
- And one more thing....okay, just teasin' ya....without further ado, drum roll please, envelope please---Eddie and I are happy to announce, the winner of my new book for those artists who are wanting to take the plunge to build their art business but don't know where to start--"The Artist's Toolbox"--the winner is....SUSAN RODEN!! Congratulations Susan!
Note: I actually know Susan and her work--a great artist! And she is hardly a beginner in the marketing of her work, so I am going to offer you Susan your pick of my books--Let There Be Love or The Artist's Toolbox. Let There Be Love includes my writings and 26 paintings. The Artist's Toolbox has 12 large and numerous small photos of my paintings, along with basic beginner marketing strategies and motivational things. You decide...:)) Let me know and I will drop it in the mail.
Thanks to each of you for chiming in. And this completes my 200th post. Is that perfect timing or what?? A painting and a book giveaway. I am HAPPY!!
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