While I was at BlogPaws West in Denver, CO a couple of weeks ago, I was interviewed on camera courtesy of Eukanuba.
Yeah, I know. It was a bad hair day. I overslept – what can I say? Didn’t have much time for primping.
I overslept because: 1) You don’t sleep much at conferences when you stay up late enjoying the company of friends you rarely get to see; and 2) What little time you get DO get to sleep is luxurious, because BlogPaws manages to find hotels that have the most comfortable beds in the world. It is REALLY hard to pull yourself out of those beds.
If you can look past the bed-head, the interview is not half bad.
You can see more videos on my new video page. Enjoy!
On Thursday, September 23, I engaged in a 12-hr. paint-a-thon. From 9am to 9pm, I painted as many paintings as I could and placed them all up for auction to raise money for the Friends of Stark Pound.
painting by BZTAT
The paint-a-thon took place at Second April Galerie, who hosted the Art of Kindness fundraiser event billed as “An Evening of Fun, Food and Furry Friends!” and art exhibit. (The art exhibit will remain on display through October 1, 2010.)
A large crowd of art and animal enthusiasts attended the evening event, which included live music by Roger Phillips and Ken Weiss; several items donated for a silent auction; food and drink; and lots of furry frivolity. Several dogs available for adoption provided lots of barking and tail wagging fun.
Paintings by BZTAT
I ended up painting 5 paintings which raised $315 for the Friends of Stark Pound. Bids were taken at the gallery and online through Twitter. Three paintings went to in-gallery bidders and two went to bidders on Twitter. One winning bidder was from Germany!
Thanks to all who stopped by to cheer me on during the day and to those who provided support online. Special thanks go to those who bought the paintings and provided much needed funds to the Friends of Stark Pound.
This time last year, I held my first 12 hr. “Paint-a-thon” as a part of the Art of Kindness fundraiser for Friends of Stark Pound. It was a huge success! The overall event raised over $2500, of which $520 was raised from the sale of my paintings created during the Paint-a-thon.
All of the paintings were purchased from bids taken on Twitter. Rumor has it that this may have been the first online auction done on Twitter, although I cannot confirm that.
I have done 2 other paint-a-thons since then, both of which were very successful and a lot of fun. And guess what? We are doing another one for this year’s Art of Kindness event!
All Proceeds from this Paint-athon will go to support the animals with Friends of Stark Pound.
On Thursday, September 23, 2010, I will engage in an exclusive “Paint-A-Thon”, painting animal themed artworks non-stop from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm at Second April Galerie at 324 Cleveland Ave. NW in Canton, OH.
All works created in that 12 hours will be auctioned off in a silent auction at Second April and online via Twitter. Online bidding on BZTAT artworks will begin at 7:00 pm EDT and conclude around 9:00 pm EDT.
My paint-a-thons are a great way to find some affordable bargains on artwork that my never come around again. You can bid on the artwork either on site at Second April Galerie or online via Twitter.
The Paint-A-Thon is in conjunction with a fund raising and animal adoption event entitled the Art of Kindness. Billed as “An Evening of Fun, Food and Furry Friends!”, the Art of Kindness will include an animal themed art exhibit showcasing local talent; a silent auction of pet-related items; music by Roger Phillips and Ken Weiss; food and drink; and lots of furry frivolity. Pets available for adoption will be on hand to greet those who attend.
Several artists from the Stark County area have contributed animal-themed artworks to be shown in a very special art exhibit. The showing is curated by Brennis Booth, co-owner of Second April Galerie.
Friends of the Pound is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to coordinate community outreach, rescuing and fund-raising efforts for the puppies and dogs being held in the Stark County Dog Pound. Friends of the Pound operates in cooperation with the Stark County Dog Warden’s staff to significantly enhance the quality of life for the homeless puppies and dogs and to increase their opportunities for placement through adoptions or rescue groups.
I will have assistants tweeting photos of the works on Twitter as I am creating them and after they are completed.
Online Auction Bidding Instructions:
If you would like to submit a bid on Twitter, please send a tweet with the word BID in all caps, your bid amount and #bztatptg written in the tweet.
Your profile must be visible in Tweetgrid for us to receive the bid.
All bids must be in $5.00 increments.
The lowest bid for all works will be $40.
Bid winners will receive instructions to pay the winning bid via PayPal plus $20 US shipping or $40 international shipping per painting.
A 10-minute warning will be tweeted to announce the conclusion of the auction 10 minutes before bidding stops.
It is recommended that interested Twitterers follow the action on Tweetgrid to get real time updates. (We are not responsible for any technical difficulties that may occur as a result of Twitter or associated application interruptions.)
Follow the #bztatptg hashtag on Twitter to follow all the action. You do not have to bid to join in the fun!
I hope you will join me for this special event. I promise to have some new and fresh images that have not been seen before.
Have suggestions for what you’d like me to paint? Leave them in the comments below.
