a giveaway!

It's that time of year when I hang up the brushes for a little while. This has been another great year with all of you, and I'm looking forward to 2009!

Because you all continue to inspire me, I've got a surprise for you! I'm going to give away one of my new 2009 calendars, winner's choice of the Readers, Relaxers, or Modern.

To be eligible to win, just leave a comment and tell me what inspires you? What favorite chair of yours has yet to be painted? Which painting got away from you that you'd like me to revisit? What are some of your favorite colors, themes, styles? Any wild hair ideas?

Contest ends Thursday, December 18th at midnight Eastern time (one week) and I'll use Random.org to (randomly!) pick the winner. Winner will be announced Friday the 19th.

Please leave an email address with your comment so I can contact you if you win. If you email your comment, I will have to publish it to the comments section for you to be eligible.

AND! If I receive more than 25 comments, I'll randomly choose a second winner to receive a free print!

(Comments will be published as soon as I can get to them, so no need to try again if you don't see your comment come through right away.)

autumn light

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

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1001 nights

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Calandria Chair in Mod Garden fabric

and 1001 Nights collage by Matisse~

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a fine balance

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Charme Chair and artwork by Miro~

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into the wild

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a zebra chair and artwork by Franz Kline~

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the surreal world

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Antwerp chair

in pumpkin velvet, artwork by Paul Klee,

and an admiring Altamira Oriole~

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truth and beauty

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by the “mouth of truth” as seen in

Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck,

and a beautiful Barbara Barry chair~

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pearl

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by the Clam Chair and Birth of Venus by Botticelli~

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across the universe

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Eero Aarnio Ball Chair

and painting by Kandinsky~

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oh baby, baby, it's a wild world

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by an Eames chair and artwork by Miro~

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season of the mums

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a chair by Spruce in Amy Butler fabric

and a painting by Matisse~

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ballerina girl

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Barbara Barry chair and a painting by Matisse~

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california dreamin'

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Philippe Starck's Eros chair and

a painting by David Hockney~

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president elect

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

Inspired by Jasper John's "Three Flags" and the exclusive Gunlocke Oval Office Chair. It has served Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter.

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yo mama

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Saarinen's Womb chair and

"Whistler's Mother" by Whistler~

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india

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie’s Antwerp chair in

Asian Patchwork and a painting by Matisse~

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blanc et noir

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by the Le Corbusier chaise lounge

and a painting by Robert Motherwell~

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inspiration

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by my favorite kitchen chair, your favorite wine,

and a painting by Cezanne~

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the waiting game

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by anticipation~

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fall classic

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~Inspired by the Joe Glove chair designed by De Pas,

Durbino, & Lomazzi in 1970 and named after Joe Di Maggio.

Silkscreen by Andy Warhol.~

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a perfect pear

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie’s Astrid chair, upholstered in
Orla Kiely fabric, and a painting by Georgia O’Keeffe~

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corona 'n tapas

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

inspired by Poul Volther's Corona chair and a painting by Miro

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mist

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

inspired by a Barcelona Chair and a painting by Mark Rothko

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missoni loves matisse

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

inspired by Anthropologie's Astrid Chair in

Missoni's Passiflora print and a painting by Henri Matisse

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lining up

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Bertoia's Wire Chair

and Diebenkorn's painting, Ocean Park No. 67~

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companions

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by friendship and artwork by Bonnard~

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common ground

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

inspired by a chair upholstered in Orla Kiely fabric
and a painting by Matisse

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harmony

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

inspired by Anthropologie's Antwerp chair in Bloom
and a painting by Matisse

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refraction

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

inspired by a Philippe Starck Ghost Chair
and a painting by Diebenkorn from the Ocean Park series

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time traveler

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a painting by Salvador Dali
and an Eames Molded Plywood Lounger~

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the visit

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a painting by Edward Hopper
and a Continuous-Arm Windsor Chair~

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bird on a wire

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a chair by Bertoia and a scissor-tailed flycatcher~

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willow

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a blue jay, an eastern bluebird and an indigo bunting

as they are seduced by the curves of a bentwood willow chair~

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admirer

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a rosefinch who has found his favorite chair~

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the nesters

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a papasan chair

and two admiring rosefinches (in love, of course)~

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poser

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

inspired by the Peacock Chair by Hans Wegner

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his own throne

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by the Swan Chair by Arne Jacobsen~

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the cockeyed cook

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

Inspired by rooster’s favorite kitchen stool and his favorite

cookbooks that he could not possibly live without.

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birds love egg chair

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

inspired by Arne Jacobsen's Egg Chair

and admired by two ringed turtle-doves

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friends of a feather IV

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

Inspired by a chair keenly upholstered by Spruce in Amy Butler fabric. The chair is admired by an eastern bluebird, a scarlet tanager, and two indigo buntings (my all-time favorite bird).

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friends of a feather III

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

inspired by the Calandria Armchair by Anthropologie,
a mourning dove, a rosefinch and a painted bunting

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friends of a feather II

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

inspired by the Helsinki Floral Astrid chair from Anthropologie
and a red-winged blackbird and an altamira oriole
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friends of a feather

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
inspired by a beautifully upholstered chair by my friends, Spruce

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vortex of my heart

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Verner Panton cone chair

and a detail of artwork by Cy Twombly~

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wish you were here

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by my favorite retro lawn chair

and a painting by Georges Seurat~

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last splash of summer

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Philippe Starck Ghost Chair

and a painting by David Hockney~

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align

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a chair upholstered by Spruce

and a painting by Barnett Newman~

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moss and matisse

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

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good taste

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

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~inspired by an Eames chair and a painting by Christopher Wool~

This painting is dedicated to all of the fantastic art collectors who continue to support artists like myself via the Daily Painting movement...THE HARDER YOU LOOK, THE HARDER YOU LOOK...thanks for looking and thanks for supporting.