I am honored to have a licensing contract with Gocongo Enterprises located in Africa for my giraffe drawing. My giraffe image will be used on packaging of a maize breakfast product distributed though out Africa. The product is named Twiga which means giraffe in the Swahili language. Gocongo is a strongly growing horticultural farm, based near Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To find out more please visit https://www.facebook.com/gocongofarm and http://www.foundation.gocongo.cd/ A special thanks to Aziz Khabirpour, Gocongo SARL, for his work on this project. It's a great product and I am honored to be a part of it.

WPP / Addison Group London, England

I'm happy to announce that I signed a licensing agreement with WPP /Addison Group of London, England to use my "Red Hot Chili Pepper" artwork as a logo in the WPP 2013 annual report. I'm so pleased that it turned out well. A special thanks to Amelie Vignalou at Addison Group. WPP Annual Report & Accounts 2013

Update Nov. 22, 2013 BRGY Gutosan, Calubian, Leyte Island Philippines~~~~~~ AID arrived. 2kls (4.40 lbs.) of Rice and 2 Cans of Sardines per roof. The villagers can't catch fish from their bay, because the water has been contaminated by dead bodies from other villages, floating in the water. Power is to be restored sometime next year. It takes my daughter-in- law 1 hour travel time to get cell phone signal and the signal is poor. It's been difficult to upload pictures so I don't have any new ones. ~~ BRGY Gutosan, Calubian on Leyte Island, in the Philippines, needs your help. Please visit my website to donate to this community in need.www.artbybarstudio.com

Typhoon Hayian (Yolanda) has badly damaged the community where my daughter- in-law lives. I have set up a relief fund on my website to help the Gutosan, Calubian community on Leyte Island in the Philippines. Angie Robertson will be the one to administer the fund. She is an elected official in her community and will be able to target the town's needs. Please visit my website to learn more. http://www.artbybarstudio.com

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I just finished this commissioned painting of a Virginia homestead. The homestead was located in Ballamy Manor, Virginia Beach Virginia. I had to work from an old photograph that was faded to sepia tones. After consulting with a great aunt, I was able to get information on the color of the house and shutters. The rest of the colors were from my own memories of living on a farm in Ohio. SOLD

This is the photograph that I had to work from to creat the 18" x 24" painting shown above.

Bluebird in Spring

 An Eastern Bluebird perched on a fence post, among clusters of apple blossoms with lady bugs and dews drops, signals the arrival of spring.

This painting was created on a 11" x 14" watercolor canvas using acrylic paints.