sunshine through the storm

The meaning behind this post is two- fold.  First up, the obvious, so yes Ryan has been laid off, no he doesn't have a job lined up.  BUT not to be someone who rests on his laurels, Ryan was home all of 1 minute and already sent out emails to former employees and contacts, two hours later he'd already been called by three recruiters and been in contact with a former co-worker.  Today there is a position he would be perfect for, at a company he'd love to work for - they are in the works of setting up an interview for late next week.  He is at a side job today, doing a bit of handyman work and has a few things lined up for next week as well - never hurts to stock pile a bit of money.  So apparently everyones prayers and thoughts are working, keep up the good work - we still need 'em - and appreciate them so much!

The second part to this post is that I am thrilled to announce I have been commissioned to do an art piece for an amazing woman I went to high school with, Jennie.  It is a custom piece, unlike anything I've done on my website before, not character art, not child art, just art.  I went for a run early yesterday and brainstormed and it hit me - but I am not going to tell you what it was that hit me, but it hit me and I immediately emailed Jennie with my idea.  Jennie was totally on board and I started last night.  It is turning out AWESOME.  I am just so moved to do this piece.  I will go into further detail once I post the images of my piece.  Let's just say that Jennie is an awesome mother to two adorable little boys, Adam and Noah.  Noah has a bit of a story, check out this link to find out more. 

So that's the update - thanks for checking in.  I am thinking about a contest for some FREE paintings for August, post your ideas in the comments section - I'm a bit lost on what I should do!