Free Birthday Giveaway - Day #7 - SOLD

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"Full Bloom"

Oil, 6" x 6"

Sold.

Today's lucky winner of the $100 gift certificate was Dana Cooper!! Congrats Dana.
Well ... today is the last day of my giveaway. Although I will be very sad because I am afraid all of these many wonderful comments on my blog may cease to exist once I stop giving away freebies ... NOT! This has been a very fun seven days and I think I will sporadically offer free things every few weeks. So don't forget about my blog!
Today's gift is a free painting. Post here and you will be entered in to the drawing along with all of the other folks who commented on my blog this past week. The painting is called "The Calm Before the Storm" and is a 6" x 6" framed original oil painted with a palette knife.

 "The Calm Before the Storm"

I hope you win!!!!

Free Birthday Giveaway - Day #6 - SOLD

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"Full Bloom"

Oil, 6" x 6"

Sold.

Today's winner of the free "Headlines" book is the #5 comment from Kim Rempel. Congrats Kim!
Thanks again for all of your comments. This has been such a great week and I absolutely love giving away gifts every day!
Today's gift is a $100 gift certificate that can be used toward a painting or one of my prints from Imagekind. And then Tuesday will be the big giveaway ...
I painted flowers all day long today and this is my favorite so far. I am not a huge fan of carnations but I do like this painting. And you all know orange is my new favorite color. Who would have thought!
I am also pleased to announce that I am part of a new daily painting group called Daily Painter Originals. Check out the new site as the artists are wonderful. 

Free Birthday Giveaway - Day #5 - SOLD

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"He Loves Me"

Oil, 6" x 6" framed.

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Lucky #7 was the winning number in today's drawing, so Kelley in Vancouver is the winner! Congratulations!Today's give away is a copy of my "Headlines" book ($50 value). Last month I had a show at the SoPas Gallery that featured 17 paintings inspired from headlines in the South Pasadena Review newspaper from the 1930's, 40's and 50's. The book features all of the paintings and headlines. So make a comment on today's blog to be entered in the drawing. AND don't forget all comments from the entire week will be included in Tuesday's drawing for a free painting!

Good luck and thanks!

Free Birthday Giveaway - Day #4

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"Birds Of A Feather"

Oil, 8" x 8" framed.

Available at Gale's Restaurant

Another great day! Congrats to Claire Beadon Carnell whose lucky number was drawn to win the free one hour marketing consulting session.
Today's free gift is a $50 gift certificate from Leslie Saeta Fine Art. You can use the gift certificate to purchase note cards right away or apply it to a painting purchase. Just make a comment on today's blog post to be eligible for the drawing. Good luck!
The painting for today is another "animal" painting that will be featured at the show at Gale's Restaurant. Of course I am painting the brightest and most colorful creatures that exist on the planet. I just can't imagine  painting a "drab colored" animal!

Free Birthday Giveaway - Day #3

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"Rooster VIII"

Oil, 12" x 12" framed.

Available at Gale's restaurant.

Wow. What a week. I am having so much fun with my daily giveaway and everything else has been incredible. Sales have been simply amazing this week. And of course, the Lakers won! So my paintings are currently 13% off (as they beat the Celtics by 13 points last night!).
Today's giveaway is a free one-hour marketing consultation with ME (valued at $175). If you have been listening to my radio show, "Artists Helping Artists" you will know that I have tons of ideas and suggestions when it comes to selling art on-line. We can discuss new ideas for your website and blog, put together a plan to create marketing materials, get you signed up on facebook, what ever you want! This is your chance for free one-on-one marketing advice! So, post a comment on this blog post today and you will be entered in to the drawing which will take place tomorrow morning.
Congrats, by the way, to Dan who won the free 24" x 24" print of one of my paintings from Vistaprint. He had comment #3 on yesterday's post and that number was selected at random.org. Also, todays painting features Rooster VIII. I love the thick paint and bright colors. He will be in the show at Gale's Restaurant next week also.

Free Birthday Giveaway - Day #1

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Today officially starts my "birthday week". And I have always believed it is way more fun to give presents than to receive them! Some of you may remember that last year I painted 27 6" x 6" paintings in three days and gave one to each couple attending my 50th birthday party (see photo above). It was really fun, but I wish I would have thought of the idea farther in advance (like maybe even five days ...). Painting twenty-seven paintings in three days was a marathon!
So this year, I have decided to give something away for free for the seven days leading up to my birthday. Today will award two packs of notecards (12 total - value $36.00) to one of you that leaves a comment on my blog. And no birthday wishes ... I have a week until my birthday!
One more thing ... all blog posts this week will be eligible for the free painting giveaway (next Tuesday!) so the more you post ... the better chance you have!

In Front of the Golden Gate - SOLD

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"In Front of the Golden Gate"

Oil, 8" x 10" on canvas panel.

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I almost decided not to paint today. I spent about six straight hours at the computer earlier today ... uploading photos to Imagekind and Fine Art America, updating my website and facebook, and getting ready for the "Artists Helping Artists" radio show that is tomorrow morning. Not to mention the four calls to Dreama (my artist buddy and radio show co-host and soon to be ... Workshop Co-Leader!) and some organizing of my office. Perhaps I was "procrastinating" ... who knows? But I am glad I forced myself up to the third floor (funny how I make it sound like it is so far 'up to the third floor'). Because I thought this painting would be fun to paint and I really am happy with the way it turned out! I need to figure out a way to paint in the morning (before I get stuck on the computer) and see if I can "paint ahead". Now that's a novel idea, right Dreama?

Jacarandas in Bloom

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"Jacarandas in Bloom"

Oil, 11" x 14" framed.

$950.00 at SoPas Gallery.

As I drive around town there are "hints" that the jacaranda trees will be in full bloom soon. the trees are slowly showing signs of purple and I know within a few weeks they will be in full bloom. There are a few streets in South Pasadena that offer a sky of purple blossoms. When my oldest was in high school and I would take him to morning swim practice (at 4:30 am!) we would marvel at how the streets were covered in purple blossoms. The jacaranda trees are messy, but the beauty they offer all of us makes it all worth it!