Hello my dear friends and watchers!!!!!

Thank you very much for your pleasant words I heard a lot from you. I am happy that you are still with me for giving me your support and love

I had a lot of questions lately from many of you. And I feel that I need to tell you my plans for this year.

...As you seen I started this year with new series of pencil/charcoal/graphite drawings...wasn't expected that...yeah

I know mostly of you who been with me for long-long time knew me only as a painter, but yes, I do pencil works too and I had some in my gallery before, but much more now...

The main reason that I continue to draw them now more because as a part of my plan for this year I making a new series for my two Solo Exhibits I having this summer. One will be held for a month in Maquoketa Theater in Iowa State and another will be for two months in Botanical Center, Illinois State.

So, most of my works will be seen there, excluding commissioned works. But you know what, in last year I was surprised...a few my clients offer me their paintings back for show, when they knew I have a Solo Exhibit coming, they wanted everybody to see their paintings too. There was different stuff, Dog, Cat portraits and mostly florals. And then they came to opening, I guess they just wanted to hear comments and sign the guest book. I kindly appreciate such relationship between client and artist. I have one lady, she is in Real Estate (I hope I spell it right), she like to take me for coffee to Starbucks, when we are both not busy, and talk about my new projects and work, she is owner of a several pictures. But because I shipping my dog portraits to other states its impossible to bring everything to this shows.

So, its my plan for this year, and I am going do it!

Appreciate your support, Thank you!