A Painting, An Apology, and A Winner (or two!)

Happy Belated 4th of July!!! YAY for mid week holidays :D

And sincerest apologies for taking so long to post. I'm sure you've been anxiously awaiting the announcement of the winner for notecards (well, at least three of you!) And the winner is..... Jessica Glenn! You get several packs of notecards. 4 of your choosing.

Since only three people joined in for the giveaway, I felt like rewarding the other two as well! Thanks for participating Janina & Alyssa, You get notecards too!

On another note, I have been anxiously matting and framing to prepare for the upcoming onslaught of art festivals. I have 5 more in a month & 1/2. Yeeeeeee haw! But I also took some time to work on a piece. This is an image inspired from my trip to the Bison Range a month & 1/2 ago.

Stoic Representative, 22x30

Finished! ...plus a new giveaway ;)

Hallelujiah, Praise the Lord! I finished the commission I was having issues with...well, I think I finished it at least. I was having a really hard time getting things to look right and actually worked on four different paintings. Two made it to completion. Another two did not.

I'm waiting now to hear from the client to see which image she prefers and if there I need to tweak anything. This is always the most nerve racking moment for me. Will they like it? Will they hate it? Will my vision/interpratation be enough? *holding breath, holding breath*

At this point, it is a victory for me that I was able to get things to work. Hopefully, I'll be posting an image soon.

I'm also excited to announce the piece for a new giveaway...

Four notecard packs of your choice! Each card pack comes with four notecards of a specific theme. I have over 10 different themed card packs to choose from.

So, how to get these notecards...

So, Share a story below of why you like notecards and I'll pick a random winner at the end of the month!

Giveaway

Ok art fans!
I'm close to 200 likes on my Facebook page and have 57 fabulous followers on my blog. As a way to say thank you for all the support and appreciation I've received I wanted to do a giveaway.

Here we go!!!!!!!

Field & Fence, framed 8x10 original watercolor painting

Here is how you can win this painting

1) Like my Facebook page OR subscribe to this blog (if you haven't already) and receive one entry into the draw

2) Tell a friend or family member about my page, Kim Shirley Originals, and get them to either 'like' my Facebook page, or subscribe to this blog (you can also subscribe by e-mail) Both you and your friend will be entered into the draw.

3) Please leave me a comment below letting me know you and/or your friend (include their name) have entered the contest. VERY IMPORTANT to do...(I don't want to miss your like or subscribe)

4) The more people you introduce, the more ballots you will get. For instance, if you introduce 5 new people, your name will be entered in the draw 5 times.

***This giveaway can only be shipped within Canada or the United States.***

***If you already like my facebook page or follow this blog, when you comment below you'll receive an entry as if you had never liked or followed before (gotta make it fair for all!)***

Cut-off time for entering the draw is 5pm Mountain Standard Time, June 1st. I will draw a name at random and announce the winner that evening. Good luck everyone and thank you for supporting me as I follow my passion!