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Everyone is welcome to the challenge
I wanted to make this quick post to to clear up any misconceptions about who can submit work for the ADNW challenges. The answer is anyone! I bring this up because I received a nice email today from an ADNW reader asking what skill level was expected for challenge submissions. I have always wanted the [...]
A quick note about affiliate advertisements
I just wanted to let everyone know that you may see from time to time some affiliate advertising from folks whose products I like. I spend a considerable amount of dough supporting this site and plan to use affiliate advertising to help fund the efforts at ADNW. I will only become an affiliate for products [...]
John Taft One Man Show – July 23rd – August 7th
Hot off of the press! John Taft’s One Man Show will run for two weeks starting July 23rd at Vail International Gallery. The opening reception will be on Friday, July 23rd from 4 – 6pm. John has created 15 paintings, mostly large, for the show and images will be uploaded to his website the week [...]
John Taft Painting Spotted in the Wild
Call me an art stalker. I was happily reading Matthew Innis’ Underpaintings Blog when I saw his recent story about visiting the American Masters Show and Sale at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. I knew my friend and artist John Taft was hanging there again this year so I combed through the pictures to see [...]
Trying to Peel the Social Networking Onion
In the old days, it was, “Here is my nifty content and I will give it to you how I choose.” Well the tables have been turned to, “Here is my content and I will give it to you how you want it.” Uh, that could mean in in a magazine, through your Internet browser, [...]
A Huge Thank You from ADNW!
Some may not know that this week was the first anniversary of the A Day Not Wasted Fine Art and Travel Blog. I wanted to take the time tonight to offer a huge THANK YOU to all that visited this year from more than 90 countries. I have had a blast working on this project [...]
Perry Brown to Show In Breckenridge, CO
I was pleasantly surprised to find a note in the mail today from Breckenridge Gallery letting me know about Perry Brown’s upcoming one man show in Breckenridge Colorado on March 13th, 2010. They sent me three pictures of Perry’s latest rural and urban landscapes, all of which were very nice paintings. One, called The Pond, [...]
The New Look for A Day Not Wasted
Well, I’m sure you noticed that A Day Not Wasted has had a major facelift. I wanted to achieve three objectives with the blog redesign. First, I wanted to better organize the presentation of my passions for consumption by a diverse audience. I think the new online magazine format allows those with specific interests to [...]
Highlights from the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale
I had the good fortune to attend the Red Carpet Reception at the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale in Denver last week with my wife and another couple that she works with. The show was held on the evening of January 6th during a nice snowstorm that made getting to the venue a bit [...]
There is a Santa Claus!
What to my wondering eyes should appear, but the FedEx man with a package full of Christmas cheer! So I mentioned a couple of posts ago that I have been pouring over my new Richard Schmid book, “The Landscapes.” Unfortunately the bindery on the huge hard bound book had a problem near the front. Considering [...]