Chad Krueger .. y'know, the guy who does those awesome pastel pieces with the black background? Those pieces were staring at me in the art show. Tempting me to bid. Yeah, that guy. He had a dealer's table at AC2010 all to himself, with nothing but his sketchbook and some pastels, and a few other things on display. No prints, no CDs, no big signs. He was easy to miss, but I spotted him and was thrilled to find him available for commissions late in the convention! Woot!

He not only did this piece for me (I trimmed out the bg, 'cause my scanner put all kinds of bands on it), but he found me Monday morning before he left so he could give me the sketchbook. That's class. I'll be buying from this guy again, for sure.