Hello fellow FA Artists, Friends and Fans.

Sorry for not responding these past few weeks. Life for me has gotten kind of hectic, and I've had quite a few misfortunate incidents cross my path and made things shall we say, ..."Interesting."

The worst of which was getting a temp job at the very end of March that seemed really "Sweet." It was a "Midnight" shift in Alameda that started at 8:00 PM and went on until 4:00 AM. The job was order picking and packing for a warehouse that distributed contect lenses and supplies for Northern California, and it was apparent the place had a great crew and held events like poster contests and competitions among the staff and managers such as raising pennies towards a Karioke contest for the managers, and drawings for Giant's baseball tickets. I liked the crew I worked with, and we seemed to get along. I would go home sore the two nights I worked though, so I was very upset to get the word on Monday morning that I was "Dismissed" from the assignment for being "Too Slow" and not picking up the proceedures fast enough. This really sent me into an emotional tail spin, as my hopes and dreams were dashed, and I realized that I was once again stuck in the cycle of "Famine-Feast-Famine" of a Temp worker.

Some "April Fool's" joke, eh? Too bad I ain't laughing.

Now on the plus side, some very generous friends helped me out by loaning me funds to get though the month of March, and one of my "Editors" sent me a Laptop to help me out until I can get my balky PC repaired. The little laptop turns out to be an excellent machine for my needs, and I believe if properly programmed and set up, I might be able to turn it into a secondary "Art Machine" when I add the scanner, printer, and Photoshop programs into it.

Unfortunately, I prepared my Tax forms last Sunday, and I discovered that I need to raise at least $300.00 to pay my federal taxes. So I'm offering most of my artwork posted here on my FA page for sale, plus I've got some prints, and a few "Millie" and "Zhane" portfolios left over from AC 2010. If anyone is interested in buying some of my art or helping me out, please note me and we'll discuss "Business."

As for Commissions, please let me know if I need to get back to you on the assingments you requested. I know I've got drawings dating back to 2011 still in the works, but I need to set up some sort of way to find out who's paid, and who's art I need to work on. I cannot promise taking on new commissions right now, but things are open for discussion.

Oh... And by the way, the Turbine Powered paddle wheel ship idea has been "Scuttled."

Peace be with you, and thank you all for your help and support.