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Intrest In Oils

I've been getting alot of queries by people who want commissions done in oil rather than the dyes and color pencils I usually do. I don't know what spurred that, but it would be a nice change. I...

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Moving Onward

So Easter is over and the next holiday is Mother's Day. It falls on May 9th this year and it's coming up fast! I have lta...

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Moving Onward

So Easter is over and the next holiday is Mother's Day. It falls on May 9th this year and it's coming up fast! I have lta...

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Fat Boy Fossils Is Open

Well, the lta href="http://www.zazzle.com/fatboyfossils'rf=238071773603652186"gtltbgtFat Boy Fossilslt/agtlt/bgt shop on Zazzle.com is now live. It is a small shop at the moment, but that will change...

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Photoshop Seminar In Nyc

I can't believe it's been a week and a half since the "Photoshop CS4 Down amp Dirty Tricks Tour" seminar I went to in NYC. So much great information.I've been to several of these seminars and have...

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Time To Revamp.

When working on a tight deadline this blog is the first thing that suffers. Well, I'm halfway through a two part commission that's due in the middle of July. They are big pieces. Well, they are for me...

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I Know Better, And Yet...

I know better, and yet I let my client take four illustrations without paying me. I've done work with him ( a mason) before with no problem. This time, his client, a homeowner building a new house,...

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New Fall Designs And Earl

I'm adding designs to my various PoD's now for my favorite time of year. Autumn, and especially Halloween. It doesn't feel very "autumn-y" at the moment. It's still really hot here in Connecticut and...

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Sometimes, You Really Do Get The Bad Guys.

Sometimes, you really do get the bad guys. So the doorbell rings when you don't expect it to. You look in the driveway and there is an unfamiliar truck backed into it. Something tells you to take down...

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February Already

I can't believe it's February. Looking at my September entry, I would really love some of that heat right now I can tell you. We have 18" ice dams that are crystal clear and we can't seem to go four...

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Finally Spring Is Here

Well finally Spring is beginning to feel like its here. We have robins battling for space on the lawn and I can go get the mail without a jacket. Yup. Good times. I'll be working more closely with my...

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August. Are You Kidding Me'

Well, it's August and I said I was going to become more involved with the Stratford Arts Guild, which I did. Good thing too because we have an actual marketing guru in the group now who has kindly...

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Shows And Magic The Gathering Update

Well, the Art in the Alley show was disappointing. After all the PR we did there wasn't much traffic. We sent out postcards redeemable for a free tote bag with the Stratford Arts Guild logo on it and...

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The Waiting Is The Hardest Part.

My piece for the Magic: the Gathering anniversary project is finished and submitted. The AD extended the deadline by a week and that was a great help. My text was edited and all I missed was a comma...

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Getting Snug

So things are getting... snug. The anniversary book for Magic: the Gathering titled "The Gathering" was funded via Kickstarter within 22 hrs of launch. When the smoke cleared and the campaign was done,...

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