Anne Leuck Feldhaus Adventures & Art

Raffle Winner...!

Charlotte Goldman was one of our Raffle Prize Winners from the Grand Opening, she came by to pick it up the other day and was thrilled when she saw her prize...I love a happy ending!

We have a winner...and my happy Saturday

Miccosukee! You win, Congratulations!  Please contact me with your info, I don't think I have an email for you.

What a fun day I had, an unexpected brunch with artist friends Erica Jane Huntzinger visiting from WI and Byron Gin & his wife Patty at Uncommon Ground on Devon. Byron has a beautiful show of his paintings up through early May (painting to the right is Byron's) and Erica painted many of the interior doors in the restaurant (the piece bottom left is hers). It's really beautiful and the food amazing - I had the Uncommon breakfast melt eggs over easy, nueske black peppercorn bacon, cheddar- ale cheese, organic spinach, onion black bread.  Sorry I have no photos to share. After we ate we headed over to the Andersonville neighborhood to the Middle Eastern Bakery where I bought some interesting treats to share with Rich, among them 7 grain pita and a jar of Taramosalata, a greek style caviar spread which they all said is amazing - I'll let you know. Also bought a lovely assortment of bakklava to bring for dessert tonight. The minute I got home my friend Johanna and her boyfriend, furniture maker Mark Cwik called to say they had a nice load of wood for me to recycle into paintings. So I drove down to his studio and got a fabulous assortment of really nice panels. I'm so glad to have them since I love painting on wood and his only choice is to put them in the trash since some have coatings and veneers on them. Okay, going to sneak in a quick nap before going up to Evanston for dinner with my brunch pals. Have a great rest of the weekend!

 

Happy Heart Day...Give-Away!

Enter to Win My Happy Heart Day Giveaway!

Enter to Win:

A Small Dog Lover's Gift Pack:
Mixed Breed Notepad + Magnet
An 11x14 Matted Giclee Print on Canvas
Little Sweetie Black & White Dog
Hitchcock Dog Blank Greeting Card

A $65 value (shipping is on Me)!

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You can Enter one of Three ways:

1. Comment on ANY of my blog posts from now until Friday, February 20th.
2. Sign up for our Newsletter on the top right hand side of this blog.
3. Promote my giveaway on your blog! Feel free to pull this image to use on your blog. And don't forget to leave me a comment so I know you did.

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I will pick a winner on February 21st with Random.Org.
Thanks so much for Participating and Happy Heart Day & Week to you!!

Giveaway Thank You & We Have a Winner!

Wow...I'm blown away by the response to this giveaway...over 50 people left comments, almost 60 subscribed to my Newsletter not to mention those of you that mentioned it on your Blogs, Facebook and Twitter - thank you so much, I only wish I could send something to every one of you!  But alas...only one gets it and the winner is: Jennifer Mazur - Congratulations Jennifer! 

Give Away Contest ends at 5pm Central Time Today!

I'll do the drawing for the GIVEAWAY tonight (Friday, December 26th) and post the winner tomorrow...You can still enter until 5PM Central Time, click HERE to find out how to enter ...Good Luck!

My Gift to You...A Holiday Giveaway!

Enter to Win My Holiday Giveaway!

Enter to Win:

A Large Dog Lover's Gift Pack:
2 Note Pads Poodle & Mixed Breeds + Border Collie Ornament
A Small Dog Lover's Gift Pack:
Mixed Breed Notepad + Magnet
A Mounted Ready To Hang Laminated Print
Little Sweetie Black & White Dog
6 Pack of Mixed Canine Holiday Cards & A Magnet!

A $100 value (shipping is on Me)!

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You can Enter one of Three ways:

1. Comment on ANY of my blog posts from now till December 26th.
2. Sign up for our Newsletter on the top right hand side of this blog.
3. Promote my giveaway on your blog! Feel free to pull this image to use on your blog. And don't forget to leave me a comment so I know you did.

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I will pick a winner on December 27th with Random.Org.
Thanks so much for Participating and Happy Holidays to You & Yours!!

We have a Winner!

Val Webb is the random winner of the Black Poodle Art Print Giveaway - Congratulations!

Thanks everyone for your kind words, I guess I need to just follow my own instincts on this one. I built AnnesArt.com back in 2000 with very old software that utilizes frames. This means that if a search engine picks up a page it may only show the right hand frame without my menu and navigation on the left. Very inefficient. The other thing I'm considering is to incorporate my website into my blog so there is always something new to see when you visit. The website gets neglected and stale, this would keep it living and breathing. Todd Marrone's site is a good example of this.

I also think about having my Dog Paintings and Pet Portraits on a separate site, since my customers are often either really into the dog art or not at all, they prefer the cityscapes, narrative pieces, etc. (If you follow any of those links you will see what I mean about 'frames'.) I also forget one of the most important perspectives, that of my customers ...(if you are out there and reading this, I would love your feedback!) As artists I think we generally peruse for fun, inspiration and research. I may have to try out Constant Contact's polling feature...In any case it was fun checking out the links and all...and Val, That Which Is Not, is actually the blog of my talented friends: Nancy & Andy. Thanks again ladies! - Anne

Black Poodle Art Print Giveaway!

To enter, leave me a comment on one (or both) of these two subjects...

1. Share a link to your favorite art website and offer a brief explanation of why you picked it and what about it works so well.
2. Visit AnnesArt.com and point out some ideas for possible improvement in the areas of content, design or navigation...and any other insights you may have.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. For the next several weeks I'll be offering a series of Pre-Holiday Giveaways in return for your much needed feedback on my website.  What's in it for you?  A chance to win some art, just for taking a few minutes to offer your feedback and ideas on how to make AnnesArt.com a place you would like to visit more often.  What's in it for me?  I get to read all your fun replies and implement some of your suggestions. Just to make things perfectly fair, I'll be using Random.org to select the winners.

Entry comments must be made by midnight on November 12th. A winner will be announced on November 13th along with some of the best ideas presented, you can then take these into consideration for your own website.

"Black Standard Poodle" Giclee Print on Canvas, beautifully matted in an 8x10 Black-Core Archival Mat, packaged in a clear cellophane sleeve. A great gift for yourself or a friend!