Getting into the 'Spirit', my 2017 holiday painting.

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My Christmas painting for this year is the Winter spirit manifested as an actual being, a mythical man whose sparkling touch ignites feelings of joy, kindness and warmth within us and brightens those dim, cold months of Winter.

Now through Sunday Oct 29th, you can get one of the very limited edition prints of "The Winter Spirit" or the original for 10% off. 

"The Winter Spirit" greeting cards will be available soon.

The Winter Spirit
The Winter Spirit
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Original is available for purchase
18" x 24" (61 cm x 47 cm) pastel on pastel paper 

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12 very limited edition Gallery prints
25 very limited edition Studio prints
open edition Portfolio prints
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Getting in the Holiday Spirit

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Creation of my Christmas painting is underway.  Here's part of the outline for it. While it may appear to be somewhat religious from this snippet, that's not the concept I came up with for the piece. Though compared to my other Christmas themed works I'll say this would be the most 'religious' and probably the closest I'll ever get. 

And, yes, once I'm done I'll be making holiday cards of it. That's why I'm hoping to get it done this week.

NEW: Create A Customer Account!

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I'm excited that this feature is finally available. It's one of the things I missed when I switched from my old site. 

You can now create a Customer Account! You can create one anytime using the "Sign In" link on the menu bar above, or the next time you place an order. 

With an account you have the option to securely save your credit card payment information as well as your shipping address for an easier checkout process. 

You don't HAVE to create an account, you can still place an order as a 'guest'. But with an account, once you're logged in you can:

  • View your orders*
  • Keep items in your shopping cart**
  • Add and update billing information
  • Add and update shipping address
  • Update your name and password

Have trouble remembering passwords...no problem, there's an autobot standing by to send you a reset link, just click on 'forgot password'. 

*Only orders placed while logged in will be visible. 'Guest' orders, even if you use the same email address as your Customer Account, will not be included. 

**Placing items in a shopping cart does not HOLD their availability or price for the next time you visit. 

 

PayPal...not my pal.

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Occasionally a customer will ask if I accept PayPal (I do not). I know many people use the service, and have never had an issue. I once was one of those people, but that was over a decade ago. Perhaps buyers are treated better than sellers. 

Anyway, I've talked about what happened before, so I don't want to get into it. But the gist of what turned me off of them was their horrendous customer treatment, and their Terms of Service stating one thing yet doing another. That's why I DO NOT TRUST THEM. So I steered clear of them for many years. I got my own merchant account, which was better in the long run because I escaped from PayPal's high fees. Yet, over the years I've wondered if they've changed, even had weak moments of thinking about giving them another shot. Then last year I made a purchase, and even though I didn't have or use PayPal myself, the merchant used his PayPal account to charge my credit card. Ended up getting ripped off to the tune of $10,000. I know, it wasn't PayPal that did the ripping off, I understand these things happen. But, while my own credit card company investigated and cleared the fraudulent charges, PayPal was of absolutely no help at all, it's as if they couldn't be bothered. So to the dismay of a few potential customers who only shop online under the guise of PayPal protection, I have reconfirmed my decisions to never employ their service. Sorry. 

It surprises me that some companies ONLY offer PayPal as a form of payment. I recently encountered one of those artist sites that allows the artist to upload his work while they print it, market it, and sell it on all sorts of products. The companies only method of paying the artists is through PayPal. WTF? 

Like I said, many people use it, many people have never had a problem, but many others have. The Better Business Bureau only gives PayPal 3½ out of 5 stars. I don't usually buy stuff on Amazon unless it has at least 4 stars, and that's for a pair of socks...which I can return. But PayPal is handling your money with access to your bank account and they only have 3½ stars, that's 70%...a C minus.