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Every June in Denver, Colorado, the INATS show hosts the annual COVR awards. AND — Award winner – Color and Conjure pulls 3 awards in June Last year when Color and Conjure was released, the author requested Llewellyn Worldwide entry our book in the nominations category for coloring books. To which they happily agreed. The […]

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Have you heard of subscription based art collecting? No? It’s here. It’s very affordable and it’s easy to become a patron of the arts. Patreon is a crowdfunding platform similar to Kickstarter or GoFundMe. But unlike either Kickstarter — which is a big one-time purchase to fund a specific product; or GoFundMe — which is […]

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Patreon rewards posted September 2017 are on their way to my lovely supporters.

New patrons this month are:
Bob Walkama
Magnolia Fern Studios

THANK YOU!!!

Their generous support is inching me closer to my next goal. Please join them. Watch art works in progress, get rewards like the Patreon rewards posted September 2017, and feel good about supporting the arts. [image error]

To get your own copy of the Teacup Dragon, visit my shop.

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Patreon rewards posted July 2017 are on their way to my lovely supporters.

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[image error]Patreon rewards March are up for my wonderful patrons.

Color & Conjure is almost complete. I received the (hopefully) last few editorial comments for revisions last night. I think there are a few minor tweaks to 3 or 4 images and a major redo for one illustration. It will be the 4th go round on this particular page. But if it mean

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Patreon Rewards for February 2017 posted for Morning Glories

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Just received this wonderful Catholic Library World review news from my publisher about “The Story Circle.”

Here it is for your viewing pleasure.

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Patreon rewards for October 2016 posted today.

I’m deep in the middle of the sketches for my coloring book. Llewellyn
had a marketing and sales meeting last week and there has been a name
change. What we had been calling “Color Your Wishes,” will now have the
name “Color and Conjure.” I’ve passed the third way mark. My plan is to
crank out the rest of the sketches this month. Wish me luck.

The upcoming image for the next reward issue will be in my Art Nouveau style.

I’m calling it “Secret Wind.” It’s my take on the public domain story of Septimus Septimusson. It’s a short

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