Final Advent Winner

Sorry for being a day late.... we attended The Messiah yesterday afternoon and neglected to draw a winner! But our final set of cards goes to:
Deborah Beauchamp!

Congratulations!

We'll be emailing you shortly.

Thanks to everyone who participated. Continue to check back for our upcoming events and giveaways!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Lonely Haven

Just for fun, and because winter has set in , I thought I'd post my latest shed painting. Once again I need to give credit to Bill Church for finding and shooting this great old structure last summer. Notice the magpie (I think) sitting inside.

Final Advent Giveaway!

Here's your last chance to enter the Advent Giveaway. If you want to double your chances, post a link to our giveaway and send us the link site.

Make sure to leave a valid email address so we can contact you when you win!

Advent Winner Week 3

Congratulations to Natali Monnette! We'll be contacting you via email and send you your cards asap.

Our last Advent Giveaway starts now! So if you haven't won yet, come back and enter!

Advent Giveaway Week 3

To mix things up a bit, we've decided to give away a sample set of the Classic Car Collection! (To see the whole collection go here.)
So leave a comment and a valid email address and try your chances!

Week 2 Advent Winner!

Congratulations to Sarah Mortimore! We'll be contacting you via email and get your cards to you asap!

Keep on trying - we've still got two weeks to go!

Advent Giveaway Week 2

You've got another chance to win a sample set of the Winter Scene Collection! Just leave a comment by Saturday, Dec. 5th to enter. (One comment per person and please include a valid email address.)

Merry Christmas!

1st Advent Winner!

Congratulations to Jodi, our first Advent winner!! You should receive an email and your sample set of the Winter Collection.

Come back tomorrow to enter for the Dec. 5th drawing!

Fond Memories

A couple favorite and fond memories: My beagle buddy, Heidi, sitting in my (tarp-covered) Willy's Jeep during my high school days. She loved to ride shotgun, even without any doors or roof!

The porch is on a home my folks had in Boring (really), Oregon, for a number of great years. Our kids loved the wooded lot. My folks spent many hours enjoying the haven of their big back deck area. I painted this particularly for my mom to have for this Christmas.

Advent Giveaway

In celebration of the Christmas Season and the Grand Opening of TRG Prints we'll be holding an Advent Giveaway! For the four weeks of Advent we'll be giving away sample sets of the Winter Scene Collection. Just leave a comment with a valid email address and we'll randomly draw a winner every Saturday, starting Nov. 28th.
Only 1 comment per week, but come back every week to re-enter.

Merry Christmas!

TRG Prints Website

The TRG Prints website is officially up and running so take it for a spin! We're still working out a few details, but you can now get your TRG Prints cards in time for Christmas!

Our House (Is a Very, Very Fine House)

This was my attempt to make use of the second major winter we've had in Moscow. I wanted to show how I felt about our snug little house in lots of snow. The light was great and the colors make it feel pretty cold! Don't you want to come in?

Which do you like better?

The lighting was altered while we were shooting these paintings. Which do you prefer?

A.

B.

In case you're curious, the "A's" carried the day - not much competition actually. Thanks to the folks who voted - you "shed" some light on the question!

Winter Card Sets for Sale Soon

Winter Card Sets will be ready and available in just a couple weeks!

New Business Card

"The Studio"

This is where TRG paints. The painting of the horse was done by Hubert Garfield (TRG's grandfather who painted covers for GM). The chair is a replica of the chair designed by Theodore Roosevelt (hence the pillow with TR's face on it made by Tom's sister). And the table and desk were the same ones that Hubert Garfield used when he painted.

Blue Chair

At the risk of putting too many home images on here, I thought I'd put this one in. Again, I have to give my wife credit for pointing out the sun light pouring into our family room. The chair is one from Julie's mom's home that we painted. In case it's not obvious, I love to paint objects, scenes and places I love. Not a very unique approach, but so what?

Fall Jolly

Amara having fun with her Grandpa at the Fall Jolly!

Fall Jolly Tomorrow

Come get your cards and prints at the Fall Jolly tomorrow. 10am-1pm at the Logos Fieldhouse. They aren't available online yet so come get cards for Fall and Winter.

Cards/Prints for Sale at the Fall Jolly

Interested in cards or prints?  Stop on by the TRG Prints booth at the Fall Jolly at the Logos Fieldhouse this Saturday from 10am-1pm.

Dad's Desk

Julie and I were sitting on our couch one morning before work (our prayer spot) and saw the sunlight slanting in on the opposite wall. That's my dad's secretary desk, the one piece of furniture I really wanted after he died and my mom moved. Julie did the lovely wheat arrangements in her little vases. So, for a lot of reasons: God, Dad, and Julie - I needed to paint this moment.

Julie's Autumn Box

Each fall, Julie changes the decor in our home to match the season. She found this old box (drawer?) and fills it with squashes and gourds of various colors and shapes. Her love for Creation beauty inspires me.

TRG&J

This needs some explanation, I believe. You can't see the date when this was done, but it was around 1978 or so. (!) Julie and I were newly-married. I was in art at the UI, and The Sting was a relatively recent movie. My folks even had the album for it. I saw it, thought, Hey, what if I put Julie and I into it - we'd look much better than Redford and Newman! Translated: It seemed like a good idea at the time! Kathryn likes it and convinced me to put it on here. So...blame her.

The Old Pea Mill 1

This is the full version of the portion shown in the blog header. This Pea Mill is slated to be torn down sometime soon. It has stood for many, many years at the corner of A and Almon street in Moscow. In addition to its fascinating shapes, rusted colors and over all solid appeal, Julie's dad worked there in days gone by. So it's special to us! I did a series of three paintings of it - now we will remember it when it's demolished.