Sunday, April 27, 2014

When You're Smiling, The Whole World Smiles With You


"Life is like a mirror, we get the best results
when we smile at it."






The Smiling Tree

See purchase information here.




April went by in a flash. I spent countless hours the past couple of months putting together the new and improved website: SandySandyFineArt.com. It's been a long time coming, at least a year and a half, I'm a little embarrassed to admit. There always seemed to be something more important, like painting or social networking, to do. It's finally published and I couldn't be happier with the outcome or more relieved that the bulk of the work is done. My facebook buddies have been checking out the site on different devices and giving me extremely helpful feedback so I continue to find glitches and tweak pages. If you too would visit the site and give me your feedback, I'd REALLY & TRULY APPRECIATE IT! PLEASE LMK what platform, browser and device you viewed it on, especially if you are on a pc or mobile device. Thanks in advance for your time and thoughts! 

"You know you're a happy camper when you
find yourself smiling a lot when you're alone."

The final April FREE TREE FRIDAY painting has been claimed and is on its way to Michigan, USA. Thanks so much to everyone for all your great comments about the trees and for playing along, liking and following my Facebook Art Page, sharing and commenting on my posts and signing up for my monthly Newsletter. FTF is finished for April, but it's definitely not over. Stay tuned and follow along because one of these months in the not too distant future, FTF will be back again! 

4th FREE TREE FRIDAY Painting
KEEP SMILING AND CONTINUE TO

PAY IT FORWARD!


X ♥  O

Friday, April 18, 2014

4TH FREE TREE FRIDAY GIVEAWAY

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes 
of others only a green thing that stands in the way. 
Some see nature all ridicule and deformity 
and some scarcely see nature at all. 
But to the eyes of the man of imagination, 
nature is imagination itself."
~ William Blake




The Giving Tree IV
~~~~~~7" x 5" matted Original Alcohol Ink Painting on Yupo~~~~~~
N.F.S.
Giveaway - 4  - 25 - 14


FREE TREE FRIDAY GIVEAWAY for 4 - 25 - 14 

All you have to do to win it, is LIKE my facebook art page or already be a fan, then comment under this original post HERE or on my facebook art page.  Please include the words, "Free Tree" or "I'm In"! You will get an extra entry this week when you sign up for mynewsletterSHARE my post on facebook or on G+! Please LMK on your comment if you signed up and / or shared. The winner will be announced next Friday, 4/25/14, after 12:00pm EST here and on my facebook art page. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to check back to see if you have won! If I don't hear from the winner within 24 hours of Friday's posting, a new name will be drawn. Open to everyone worldwide!

Congratulations to this past week's winner, Lori Labelle!


You've got to enter to win, 
so be sure to enter this week's drawing 
if you'd like to own a free tree original!

"Success is almost totally dependent on drive and persistence. 
The extra energy required to make another effort or 
try another approach is the secret of winning."
~ Denis Waitley

Thanks to everyone who's participated in FTF so far!
GOOD LUCK AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO
PAY IT FORWARD!

X ♥  O

Wishing You Happy Holidays and a Joyous Spring!

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Free Tree Friday Continues . . .

“Trees are poems that the 
earth writes upon the sky.” 
~ Khalil Gibran



The Giving Tree III
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7" x 5" matted Original Alcohol Ink Painting on Yupo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
N.F.S.
Giveaway - 4  - 18 - 14



Here's my new FREE TREE FRIDAY GIVEAWAY for 4 - 18 - 14 



All you have to do to win it, is LIKE my facebook art page or already be a fan, then comment under this original post HERE or on my facebook art page.  Please include the words, "Free Tree" or "I'm In"! You will get an extra entry this week when you sign up for my newsletter (and yet another if you "SHARE" my post on facebook! Please LMK on your comment if you signed up and / or shared. The winner will be announced next Friday, 4/18/14, after 3:00pm EST here and on my facebook art page. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to check back to see if you have won! If I don't hear from the winner within 24 hours of Friday's posting, a new name will be drawn. Open to everyone worldwide!


Last week's winner was Theresa Lee! 

GOOD LUCK AND PLEASE PAY IT FORWARD!


X ♥  O

Friday, April 4, 2014

IT'S FREE TREE FRIDAY!

"Nature’s great powers, 
like gravity and electromagnetism 
are unseen to our senses, 
but their power is indisputable.” 
~ Rhonda Byrne







The Giving Tree II

~~~~~6.25 x 4.25", Original Alcohol Inks on Yupo Octopus Paper ~~~~
N.F.S.
Giveaway - 4  - 11 - 14


Here's this week's new original FREE TREE painting. I hope you like! All you have to do to win it, is comment below this post or under the original post on my facebook art page and include the words, "Free Tree" or "I'm In". AND . . .  you will get an extra entry this week when you sign up for my newsletter and yet another if you share my post on facebook! Please LMK on your comment if you signed up and / or shared. The winner will be announced next Friday, 4/11/14, after 3:00pm EST here and on my my facebook art page. It is your responsibility to check back to see if you have won! If I don't hear from the winner within 24 hours of Friday's posting, a new name will be drawn. Open to everyone worldwide!

So who's the winner of last week's painting, you say?

I'll admit, I'm really excited to announce today's Random.org pick for our FIRST FREE TREE PAINTING WINNER! It's an artist friend very dear to my heart! Yippee! We have a winner for "THE GIVING TREE"! (And I am sure she will claim her prize and give it a good home, el pronto!) 
AND Drumroll ..........the winner is.....................................
.................
Nan Johnson, who BTW commented here right on my blog! 
Congratulations Nancie! She also put her name in on facebook, but I didn't count it twice. Please email me at: Sandy@SandySandy.com with your ship to: Name and address within 24 hrs. to claim your prize!

Thanks for stopping by. 
As always, I appreciate your interest and input.

Good luck with FREE TREE FRIDAY 
and please pay it forward.

P.S. Be sure to meet me at 
Palmyra Cove Nature Park 
this Sunday, 4/6/14, from 1-3pm for  my 
Flowers Feathers and Fur Show Reception.
One lucky guest will win yet another original painting on Yupo paper then!



Also, I am excited to be
abandoning my first art gifts this weekend!

This giving thing is getting addictive!
Have a great weekend.

X ♥  O