Special Issue 🍋 Happy Tuesday, Reader! Today is the kickoff of an unprecedented opportunity that will only last for 48 hours... If you pre-order 5 or more limited edition 2025 Celebrate Everything calendars by midnight on Thursday, October 10, 2024 not only will you be guaranteed to receive a calendar, but you'll enjoy huge savings and I will customize them with a personalized name and occasion! It's been many years since I've offered this unique option, and it's only being made available for...
10 days ago • 1 min read
2024 Issue #40 🛤️ Bantha Crossing by Jason Kotecki. Oil on canvas.Original is available | Gallery Canvas is available | Mini*Print available until 12/31/24. Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where we are preparing to unleash an unprecedented pre-order offer for our 2025 Celebrate Everything calendar. Let's just say if you have any interest in me personalizing them with a drawing on the day of your choice ("Happy Birthday Sam!" or "Happy Anniversary Fred & Wilma!"), you'll want...
12 days ago • 3 min read
2024 Issue #39 🦕 "Reality Check" by Jason Kotecki. Oil on canvas.Original is SOLD. Gallery Canvas available.Mini*Print available until 12/31/24. Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Door County, where we are enjoying an autumn weekend getaway before another busy run of speaking engagements. This is the first in a series of seven issues in which I'll be sharing the stories behind the paintings I revealed at Wondernite. Timed-release Mini*Prints of this series will be available through the end...
19 days ago • 3 min read
2024 Issue #38 🌙 Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where our fifth Wondernite is in the books. Between that and the Wonder & Whimsy Society Family Reunion we hosted in our backyard the day after, I'm still in introvert recharge mode... I recently discovered that as an Enneagram 5 wing 4, my internal battery is like that of a ten-year-old smartphone: it's not capable of ever achieving a full charge, and it drains really fast, especially if it's doing processor-intensive tasks,...
26 days ago • 4 min read
2024 Issue #37 🌊 Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where we enjoyed a whirlwind Wonder Weekend, hosting our 5th Wondernite on Friday, and the 2nd Wonder & Whimsy Society Family Reunion in our backyard yesterday. After months of preparation, it is now time for a multi-day coma. 😴 After a speaking gig in Houston years ago, we drove down to Galveston to spend a little time near the Gulf. Our daughter Lucy, almost four years old at the time, waded in the water, immersed in a game...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Special Issue 🍋 Happy Friday, Reader! Just a heads up that there are only a few hours remaining in the Wondernite online auction, which closes tonight at 10:00 p.m. CT. Lots of action so far on some exclusive goodies that won't be sold on our website. 🚨 We have "proxy" bidding set up on this auction, giving you the option to set a maximum price that you'd be willing to pay for an item and allowing the computer system to bid for you by the bid increment until someone places a higher bid than...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Special Issue 🍋 Happy Thursday, Reader! Wondernite is tomorrow, and this year we're doing something new. Since it's one of the few times I put my original paintings up for sale, we wanted to make sure that people who are not able to make it to Sheboygan for whatever reason can get in on the action. So tomorrow you'll receive an email at 6:00 a.m. when the Wondernite online auction goes live. Bidding will end at 10:00 p.m. (All times Central). Nothing beats being there in person, and we'll...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
2024 Issue #36 🍦 Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where our family is recovering from a road trip to Texas and is looking forward to Wonderite this week, which led me to think about the reasons I make and sell art... This painting was inspired by the lyric of a catchy tune from the 80s by a band named Modern English. Most listeners may not realize that this seemingly simple upbeat love song is actually about the end of the world. Lead singer Robbie Grey, who wrote the song with...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
2024 Issue #35 🖍️ Happy Sunday, Reader! Greetings from Sheboygan, where I am avoiding cleaning the garage for the Wonder & Whimsy Family Reunion that's quickly approaching. Instead, let's talk about crayons... How many crayons do you need to make a masterpiece? If you are judging by how many they give you with the kid's menu at a restaurant, apparently the answer is often...two. Back in the day, a box of 64 Crayola crayons — complete with a sharpener in the back — was as valuable as anything...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read