I Won 2nd Place & Update on Snow Leopard

First for the good news!  My angel fish painting won 2nd place in the ALNF's 6th Anniversary Show.  There were pieces in the show that I would have rated more highly than mine but I am delighted that the judges gave me an award. I am excited about getting in the studio and painting today. 

I haven't had much time this week to paint but I am posting a minor update to the Snow Leopard WIP. Hopefully I will get more accomplished on it this coming week. 

Black Death - Mystery Novel

I like to share exciting news about other artist and this is especially true when they are part of my own family.  My favorite niece's (this has nothing to do with the fact that she is my only niece - lol) husband, Roy,  has written his first novel and it is now published.  I am so excited for him.  It is a good read and I think that it would make a great movie.  I am pleased to share this news with my artist friends and there is additional information and links below for anyone that might be interested in a good mystery novel.

Roy's mystery novel Black Death is now available in paperback and in e-book form for the Kindle. Here are the links:


Paperback copy: www.createspace.com/3470378

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DEATH-ebook/dp/B003ZK5P48/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1282218789&sr=1-21

Roy has been working on this for over two years. He is already working on the second book in the series that will also feature Grant Dalton and Robyn Kyser.

Giveaway Winner for August!

The winner of the August Giveaway is Miach from PA.  Miach has supported my giveaways since the beginning and I really appreciate her.  Here is a link to her blog and although she does not update real often it is always worth the wait.  http://micah-walkinginwatercolours.blogspot.com/          Congratulations Miach!

Snow Leopard WIP II

I hope that everyone can hang in there with me through the ugly stages and I do hope that I can pull this one out of the ugly stages.  I dropped in a little bit of color just to get an idea of where I was headed with the leopard and then covered him with masking.  I completed the background using black ink and watercolor. Now I am ready to work on the leopard.

Magnificent Petite #2 - Snow Leopard

This is the second painting in my Magnificent Petite Series. I painted this snow leopard a while back in colored pencil and now I will be doing it with a combination of india ink, watercolor & colored pencil.  The finished panting will be 5x5 inches.  This is the very early stages of my WIP.  I have the basic drawing and the beginning layers of color on the eyes and at this point will work on the leopard and then go back and finish the eyes toward the end of the painting.  Thank you for joining me in the journey of the snow leopard.

August 2010 Giveaway

It is time for another giveaway!  I received many compliments on my Angel Fish painting, so for the August Giveaway I printed six notecards and I have named them Angels in the Ocean.  The 6x12 inch painting format would not work on a 5x7 notecard so I cropped a section of the painting to create the cards.  The cards come with six envelopes and are in a clear plastic box.  The back of the card has the basic information about the card and my favorite scripture verse and the inside is blank. To enter the drawing send just send  an email to me at  vgreene@windstream.net and put August Giveaway in the subject line.  The winner will be drawn on August 16th.  Good luck to each person that enters!