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Veteran’s Day 2015
On this Veteran’s Day, I wish to take the opportunity to express my deepest thanks and gratitude to all U.S Military Veterans, past and present, who have served to protect our country and the freedoms we cherish. Thank you for giving up precious time with family and friends so you could fulfill your duties and commitments. God bless you and thank you for your service!
The Votes are in!
CONGRATULATIONS TO STRAY RESCUE OF ST. LOUIS!!!
They received the most votes, and will be the recipient of the house portrait Gift Certificate for their “HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS” Gala on December 4th! I am so happy to help this group save sick and abused dogs and cats for placement in a loving home! For information on this event, go to: http://strayrescue.org/gala
Best Wishes to Stray Rescue, and the other three nominated organizations: Angel’s Arms, National Alliance on Mental Illness and Feed My People. They are all worthy organizations and I hope they each surpass their fundraising goals at their upcoming events!
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Watercolor of lovely brick home
Just completed on November 5th… a 9″ x 12″ watercolor of a lovely 2-story brick home in Town and Country, Missouri. The owners had lived here for 22 years and recently moved to Connecticut and wished to have a keepsake of their former home. I hope their custom house portrait brings them many warm memories!
Time to choose the recipient of the Gift Certificate!
Several excellent suggestions were sent to me of non-profit groups to consider to receive my final House Portrait Gift Certificate donation of 2015! Thank you so much! I’ve narrowed the suggestions to FOUR CHOICES. Please vote at https://customhouseportraits.com/contact-2/ by NOVEMBER 8th at 6:00 pm CST. Here are the nominees:
ANGEL’S ARMS http://angelsarms.org/, STRAY RESCUE http://strayrescue.org,/, NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS http://www.nami.org/, or FEED MY PEOPLE http://www.feed-my-people.org/
Feel free to share with others! The group that receives the most votes will receive the Gift Certificate valued at $400 for their fundraiser’s Silent Auction! The winner will be posted next week. Thank you for taking the time to vote!
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~ HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2015!
Every so often, a client will request something very personal and little different, as this 16″ x 20″ watercolor portrait from a few years ago. The family’s favorite holiday was Halloween, and wanted a fun and whimsical portrayal of their Seattle, Washington home as a haunted house — and I totally enjoyed painting it complete with goblins, witches , ghosts, a skeleton, a black cat and a rat scurrying across the roof at dusk! The family dog in the foreground even has a Halloween hat! I would have liked to be there to see the look on the kid’s faces when their parents showed them the artwork — they must be almost teenagers now, but I hope they still get a kick out of it! Hope you enjoyed seeing this unique portrait from 2010 — have a fun and safe Halloween 2015!
