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

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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!

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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 mynewsletter, SHARE 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!

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Wishing You Happy Holidays and a Joyous Spring!

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!

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Announcing FREE TREE FRIDAY!

“There is no wrong way 

to perform an act of kindness.”

~ Catherine Ryan Hyde

The Giving Tree I

~~~~~~ 4.5 x 6", Original Alcohol Inks on Yupo Paper ~~~~~~
N.F.S.
Giveaway - 4  - 4 - 14

I recently became excited by an interesting post on facebook about a worldwide movement, the Art Abandonment Group. The idea is to secretly abandon small art pieces in random public places. A note attached to the package explains that it is a gift with a mention of it's origin and contact information. See more about this compelling movement here.

I am looking forward to announcing the winners of my Yupo Paper Art Giveaway for Artists on April 1st! So far there are 85 entries into the drawing. Six pads of Yupo paper (so far) and three original paintings or painting lessons will be awarded to the lucky winners. If you are an artist interested in winning some Yupo paper, art lessons or original art, be sure to check out the rules and enter using the link above! I am really enjoying the excitement of the giveaway and I don't want it to end on April first.

SOO, I decided to launch FREE TREE FRIDAY during the month of April! Each Friday I'll pick someone through RandomNumber.org to receive a free original tree painting by yours truly. Here is my first FREE TREE offering. 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!" Open to everyone worldwide! Good luck and pay it forward.

Drawing held 4-4-14 -

Congratulations Nan Johnson!! 

Thanks for stopping by. 

As always, I appreciate your interest and comments.

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