Holiday Card Painting & Alaska Railroad Poster

Yes, I do have a lovely view of the apartment building outside my window.

Just a quick look at the poster, it's actually a really nice size at 16" x 20"...seen hanging in my office so I can lament every day over all the little things I wish I could change in the original painting.   What can I say, some of us are just never satisfied, and some of us are just too neurotic.  And I'll be in Houston, ALASKA (people outside always think I'm headed to Texas) on Saturday at the high school from 10-2 to sign posters, prints are already signed but I'll sign it again if you like. 

And I've finally completed this year's holiday card painting featuring our favorite wolf pack from the Alaska Zoo. The plan is to have cards available for purchase soon so that you can wow friends and families with a cool and unique card and then bore them to tears with all the inane ramblings we love put inside about everyday life over the past year. 

Who am I kidding, we all love to read those inane ramblings inside cards!

"Happy Howlidays"

Happy Veteran's Day



Why walk when you can ride?  Me in Sperwan Ghar, Khandahar, Afghanistan 2006



From this vet to all of the other veterans and their families who put up with them out there, hope you have a great Veterans Day!

 

Also the Alaska Railroad Gift Shop should be selling the 2016 Print & Poster any day now.  They already have pins for sale.

http://alaskarailroadgiftshop.com/store/

 

Cheers.

 

D'oh!

The comment function is fixed, anyone can comment now.  In my infinite web prowess I failed to check the box that allowed the general public to leave a comment or ads for viagra or spam the site to death.  Mmmm...Spam.  So leave a note, a comment, a message, an emoji, or just peruse the ramblings of a crazy guy in Alaska who paints pictures.

In other news, tomorrow I will be at the Anchorage Downtown Partnership meeting at 9 AM with the Alaska Railroad to talk about the 2016 painting/print.  And on Friday I will be signing 750 prints for the Alaska Railroad which means they will go on sale soon.  Woohoo!

My torn tendon/ligament on my right index finger is not looking forward to signing all those prints : (

At the Zoo

 

 

The Alaska Zoo Gift Shop is now carrying my Christmas Cards.   I know, I know, it's not even past Halloween and Thanksgiving has yet to rear it's gravy-soaked head yet but...  

 

Almost all of the animals at the Alaska Zoo are rescues from Alaska that cannot be release due to injury or habituation as well as animals on the Endangered Species List that are part of species survival plans representing arctic and sub-arctic species.



A moose and a porcupine walk into a gift shop...

 

...here's an idea, skip Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Walmart Wednesday, and Costco Caturday(?). Instead spend some time learning about nature and animals at the Alaska Zoo or your local zoo, wildlife or sea life center, forest preserve, national park, or wherever you go to get back to whatever piece of wilderness you find.  If they have a gift shop or donation jar, spend a couple dollars on something and make your hard earned money go to something more worthwhile than corporate profit.   At least here at the Alaska Zoo, all purchases go to support the zoo and its mission of education and care of animals.

Snake, the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), thanks you for your support.

Here's a recent commissioned work, meet Shea, named after the stadium if I'm not mistaken. Pet portraiture can be interesting but stressful to paint, you are trying to capture a lot of emotions and personality in just one two dimensional image.  Most of all I really just want the recipient to be happy with it as a lot of these commissions are in memoriam.   Since I knew Shea this one was really enjoyable to create. 

What are you lookin at?

I just like this photo I took on Sunday...occasionally we all feel this way : )

The Alaska Railroad sent out a press release with details of the 2016 Painting I did for them for their annual print.  It will be available for purchase from the railroad via their gift shop online or at the Anchorage & Fairbanks depots.  Special thanks to the Alaska Railroad and especially Stephenie Wheeler!  More info at:

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