07/16/2009 09:39:08

Love your new work.  Oklahoma has been 107 degrees.  Got through local art fest (I produce it) and waiting for weather to cool so I can do an outdoor mural.  Delivering a restoration today.  My dolls are taking over; selling as fast as I can carve and I love it - call them "My People".  Looking for gallery shows and slowly evolving my web site with paintings a secondary medium.  So good to hear from you; think about your regularly.

07/16/2009 09:24:47

Thanks Deb! that video was 'practice' for a real video that I shot last week.  It's being edited now and should be ready in late summer. Working on packaging and labels now, and taking pre-orders. Social media stuff is taking up a lot of time! ;)

06/11/2009 15:46:13

HI Deb!!!  How are you?  I'm my usual busy self, but wanted to say hello to you, your new work is beatuiful!  I'm finding I can't keep track of all the things I'm 'on' so I'm reverting back to art scuttlebutt and some facebook .  It all takes TIME!  I mss being in contact with you.  Just spent 2 weeks back in midwest taking care of business for my mom who went into a nursing home in October.

take care and stay in touch!

love, sandy 

 

04/20/2009 15:52:41

Deb, Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement. I'm glad you enjoy my masks. I do have some hanging locally and 3 hanging nationally right now. I mention the 3 travelors in my blog: http://www.donmichaeljr.com/blog/2009/04/04/no-rest-yet-blessed/.

I really enjoy your work, as well. Your use of color is right up my alley! Your Cross of Hope series is really cool, but I think my favorite, at least for now, is "Sweltering City". Now I'm going to go check out your blog. Happy Painting!   -Don

04/19/2009 22:23:54

thanks for the fast reply.  yes--we as artists sure do need each other!  Hey---good luck on your show coming up and on your classes and wkshps this summer.  I am in a show too this summer . I will post more of my work maybe this week.  it's great that you paint and teach at the same time. I would love to do that too when I teach. Maybe I will consider this although when I paint I listen to loud jazz music in my ear but I guess I can do whatever I want when I teach-it's my space! if you don't mind my asking---how do you manage painting and teaching at the same time?? do you explain as you work to the students?   thanks  marlaya

04/19/2009 16:08:02

Thanks for the encouragement... it hit the spot!