Winner of week #5 of my Custom Portrait Giveaway is Deb Hallman with her photo of her adopted son, Dylan. Although it is so simple in it’s nature, this photo means so much to me on so many different levels. To me, this photo really is worth a thousand words. On a general level, when […]

I photographed my Amaryllis the other day to show Lisa, as she gifted the bulb to me last Christmas. I was excited that I hadn’t killed it off since it requires such special care up here in the Midwest! I brought it in last fall and thought surely it was a goner, until one morning […]

Today begins week 5 of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite drawing from their photograph. Welcome to Week 5! Last week’s winner was a beautiful tuxedo cat named Salvadore Dali who lived happily for 19 years on a farm with her loving furmom, […]

Winner of week #4 of my Custom Portrait Giveaway is Nicky. The life she shared with Salvadore Dali, her tuxedo cat, sounds familiar and comfortable. An old farm cat, dominant but dependent, reliably unreliable. I loved envisioning how he owned his owners and had such a cozy place in their home and hearts. The cat […]

Thanks to Marcia for pointing out my error – we are indeed on Week 4, and I’m accepting entries through THIS Friday, January 23rd.

Today begins the fourth week of my 2009 weekly graphite portrait giveaway! Each week, one winner will be selected to receive one 5×7 graphite drawing from their photograph. Week 4! I learn something new every week, it seems. Last week, I learned that I really want to give away more than just one portrait a […]