Gearing Up For The Holidays

Ahh, it is already November 9th... I find this to be quite crazy.

I have to start with the most important thing that I want to write about, which is my new tattoo! I am actually really excited and proud of it. I decided to document my biggest success of 2008 (yes, I know, the year isn't over yet - but I won't be able to top this!) so I decided to get a mini version of my blue bird painting I sold earlier this year to Nicole from San Diego, CA. It is the biggest and most expensive painting I have ever sold and I am really really happy with this tattoo! Kevin Berube of Art for Life did it last week. I am going to go back and have a few more additional circles of color added in but besides that I think it is perfect!



I am trying to get ready for the holidays early this year. I am usually pretty organized - I make lists to make sure I cover everyone for gifts and such, but this year I am going to try and make as many gifts as possible in order to save on cash and spread the word.

I started a new holiday painting today on my wonderful 4x6 gallery wrap canvases. Not sure who it is going to, but I wouldn't post that up anyways. Heres a quick snap shot:

I am also working on my commission piece for a guy named Jason. It is a painting very similar to the Big Bird painting I sold to the woman in California. I guess his wife really loved the piece when it was at bagel works so he asked me to do a smaller version with a few different colors. I am really closed to being done! Here are a few progression pictures:

The second image is the final painting. It just needs my signature and bam! it's done! I am pretty excited, I really like the way it turned out. It will be hung in a nice gloss black frame. :)

In about a week and a half I will be setting up an exhibit at The Bagel Mill in Peterborough, NH. I am pretty pumped and optimistic about this exhibit and I hope that I can sell a couple of pieces over the holiday season. I have also made contact with Noelle of Lotus & Orchid, a new gallery in Keene, NH and we will be discussing dates soon. I am hoping to get in there for the holidays because I have quite a few small pieces that could possibly move quickly for her boutique. I really love that Keene has two new galleries opening up that feature more modern and up to date original artwork & collectibles.

Things are going GREAT with Zehn Naturals! We just got some great free web marketing advice from this woman named Donna that I happened to meet at Expo East in Boston while we were both enjoying the free bagels and coffee. She did a full site analysis and helped us out so much!
I am pretty excited to say that our tees are currently on their way to our first account in California! They asked us to custom print their logo on to our printed tees and they all look fabulous! It is a day spa sanctuary called Osmosis.

We also recently got approved for two big accounts, Giant Eagle and Akins! We should be finalizing details with them and going over their specific procedures.

I am also working on this really cool project for a customer that has a store called The Natural Dog. They want me to design custom tee shirts for their store with really cool and funky sayings like "Pooping Is Organic or Pooping Makes Me Happy" and "Chew On This" and " Go Raw "! It is interesting to do custom design jobs, but this one is by far my favorite! Have you ever googled poop?? Well, I guess most of you out there probably have not. I do recommend typing "poop clip art or cute poop" because other wise the results can be a little graphic and disturbing. I just heard back from the owners today and they look my sketches so far. I am totally excited to keep drawing and creating this line of humorous dog and cat shirts.


So to make this short and sweet, I will say that I am optimistic and excited about the things to come in the upcoming month.