Hope everyone likes the new background.  I actually painted it on Strathmore 140 lb coldpress Windpower Watercolor paper.  Just found out about it yesterday when I went shopping for paper!  It’s manufactured using windpower, if you couldn’t guess.  I think that’s really exciting, so I put my dollar votes toward it.

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Okay, I’m just going to say this right now.  I love gnomes.  They’re so much fun to draw that I don’t even have words.

That said, check out the gallery section for a new portfolio piece!  Yes, it is a page of gnomes.  This was done as a going away present for my friend Marisa who moved to Miami last summer to pursue a career in ceramics.  I had a bit of work left to do when she actually moved, so I took an extra week to add some finishing touches.  That was a year ago.   I finally got my act together and mailed this last Tuesday.   Before you check out the whole thing, here’s a closeup of one of my favorite sections.