Happy Holidays!

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Birdies for the Baby

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A friend of mine is having a baby!  She picked a beautiful green color for the baby's room which inspired this artwork.   

Sasquatch Wakes Up Grumpy

A painting I did for the Sasquatch-themed show that opened today.

October is LGBT History Month

I have to admit, I don't know much about the achievements of gays and lesbians throughout history.  Teachers didn't talk about the sexual orientation of Oscar Wilde, Tchaikovsky, or Marcel Proust when I was in school.  If they had, I might have felt differently about being different; I might have realized that being gay would not limit the possibilities for my life but would enhance them.
This painting is something I did for myself.  It's about the comfort that comes from feeling at home.  It's also about how ordinary gay life can sometimes be.  It's not all parades and discos, people! 

Click here to find out more about LGBT History Month.

Thank you, Mr. Therapist

Can we call this a break-through?  This is what happened in my journal yesterday.  Therapy is hard work, but occasionally it pays off in a big way.

October 11 - National Coming Out Day

Click on BlueMountain.com to send this free e-card or to post it on Facebook.  National Coming Out Day is about living openly and proudly, starting a conversation, re-affirming support for loved ones, or coming out to someone new.  For helpful resources about coming out, visit HRC.     

Pride at Work

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I'm proud to say that my company is making great strides to become a more diverse workplace.  We now have groups for Hispanic, African-American, Asian Pacific, and LGBT employees in addition to groups for Young Professionals and Parents.  I wrote and designed these four stickers for my peeps in the LGBT Resource Network to hand out at today's Diversity Fair.  I hope that seeing these stickers around the building will remind our many gay employees that they are accepted and valued for who they are.

A Peek Into My Journal

I've spent a lot of time scratching away at my Moleskine journal/sketchbook this summer.  Since it's the one place that I can write and make art that is completely unedited, my entries can be revealing, surprising, and woefully indecent.  However, I was able to find a couple of pages that were post-able and completely PG-rated to share with you.    

AG Chairman's Award Poster

I recently created this poster (and lettering) for the annual awards ceremony at American Greetings.   

From the show

Thanks to my iPhone, I was able to sneak a few pictures at the gallery last week.  It is an exciting show full of a huge variety of painting, illustration, sculpture, and writing.  Here are the three paintings that I submitted.