Saturday I took a lovely drive to Burlington to drop off eight framed photographs at The BAC Art Etc Gallery Shop. This beautiful space fosters the arts and is home to many guilds in the area, I wish there was a venue like that here in London.

You can now find the following images available framed through the Art Etc Gallery Shop.

Kettle Point #1, Meditative Seascape Photograph, 11×14 framed to 16×20, $300

Lake Erie #4, Minimalist Seascape Photograph, 11×14 framed to 16×20, $330

Lake Erie #12, Calming Seascape Photograph, 8×10 framed to 11×14, $200

Lake Huron #1, Bayfield Seascape Photograph, 8×10 framed to 11×14, $200

Grandview Lake #1, Nostalgic Landscape Photograph, 8×10 framed to 11×14, $200

Lake Ontario #6, Toronto Landscape Photograph, 8×10 framed to 11×14, $200

Port Bruce #1, Architectural Seascape Photograph, 11×14 framed to 16×20, $330

Ipperwash #1, Peaceful Seascape Photograph, 11×14 framed to 16×20, $330

Guess who made that photograph? It’s me! It’s me! I was over the moon when I came across this billboard while running errands recently. This is the first time one of my images has been on a billboard. Hooray! I’m pleased as punch! And I’m using every excuse I can to drive through the intersection at Wharncliffe + Horton here in London, Ontario to see it.

Congratulations to Vicki, Jen, and Tasha at Marketing Muscle!

{As seen on our Facebook Page last week}

Order deadlines are fast approaching for packages destined for both the USA and Canada. If you need something before Christmas you should get your order in now or risk having to upgrade your shipping. Feel free to contact us for more information.

Starting tomorrow you’ll find special sale prices plus free shipping on both our website and in our Etsy shop. From Black Friday through to Cyber Monday (that’s Friday, November 25 to Monday, November 28, 2011) all peaceful landscape photographs, 2012 calendars, and holiday cards will be available for 25% off. Sale is available only on items purchased directly from us via our website or our Etsy shop.

Holiday order deadlines are fast approaching! One week from today will be the final order date for packages to ship outside of Canada and the USA by Xpresspost (our least expensive shipping option) and arrive by December 24th. After that your only option will be to ship by Priority post, for which orders will need to be placed by December 8th.

And if you’re placing an order that you need to arrive by December 24th, please be sure to let us know!

We’ve added a new feature to our photography shop – photography collections! Now when you click the Add to Cart button you’ll see a second tab called Packages where you will receive a discount if you purchase more than one image. You can create you own mini art gallery in one simple step! Here’s the savings breakdown:

• Buy 2 photographs of the same size and SAVE 10%
• Buy 3 photographs of the same size and SAVE 20%
• Buy 4 photographs of the same size and SAVE 30%

We still need to do a little tweaking. So far you can only package together images that are within the same gallery, so the best way to maximize your savings is to create your collection through our All Photographs gallery, which will allow you the widest range of images to choose from.

And because we’re so excited to be offering packages we’ve extended the offer to also include our 2012 Landscape Calendars. The more calendars you buy, the more you save, so stock up for your holiday stocking stuffing, hostess gift giving, and secret Santa’s!

How many pieces of wall art do you like to have in a grouping?

We’re very pleased to announce that Curiosities Gift Shop now carries our notecards! Curiosities is an independently owned and operated gift shop in the heart of Wortley Village, Old South, London, Ontario. They specialized in local and Canadian-crafted items, many of which are handmade by area artisans.

We’ve just dropped off a shipment of our framable holiday cards including Vanilla Dream, Port Stanley #4, and Festive Boathouse. So save on shipping and pick up your notecards at Curiosities Gift Shop.

Our work is also available at a few other retail shops, check out our Art Gift Shops page to find one near you.

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The bonus thinking about the Christmas holidays in September is that I get excited every time I look out the window and I don’t see snow – hooray! Our 2011 Gifts on Time Holiday Shipping Schedule is here! We’ve gotten this year’s holiday shipping schedule in order nice and early so you can be sure to receive your gift purchases on time.

Be sure to factor in a few extra weeks if you’re planning to send out some of our Christmas Art Cards, that way you have time to fill them out and send them out to arrive to your family and friends on time. If you’re in Canada be sure to visit Canada Post‘s website, and if you’re in the United States visit the United States Postal Service website to find out when their cut off times are for sending out your holiday cards.

And we’ve added a link in the blog menu bar so you can quickly access this information any time you wish.

{Ipperwash #1, 16×20 landscape photograph, framed to 20×24 inches}

Last week I dropped off seascape photograph Ipperwash #1 at the London Arts Council for their upcoming Timeraiser auction. And I couldn’t be more pleased with how well it turned out! Kitty loves it too.

I know! Can you believe we still have snow on the ground?! For goodness sakes, please let spring be around the corner…

Back to business. Have you ever heard of a Timeraiser auction? I hadn’t until this opportunity came up. It’s for people who want to do volunteer work but aren’t sure which charities fit with their skills, lifestyles, and what they are hoping to achieve. A bunch of charities set up booths at the Timeraiser auction and potential volunteers can have a chance to talk to them, no strings attached, to see if they’re a good fit. Volunteers then submit a list of agencies they are interested in working with, and then the fun begins! Volunteers get to have a look at a gallery of artwork and use their volunteer hours to bid on pieces via silent auction. A nice little perk to doing some charitable good, don’t you think?

The image I’m holding will be one of the pieces available at the silent auction, Ipperwash #1, edition 1 of 25, framed to 20×24 inches it has a retail value of $735.

So if you’re thinking about doing some volunteer work in the near future be sure to attend:

2nd London Timeraiser
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
London Mansion, 89 King Street, London, Ontario, Canada
Tickets available in advance.
7:00 pm Doors Open
8:00 pm Opening Remarks
8:30 pm Silent Auction Begins
9:30 pm Silent Auction Ends
10:00 pm Winners Announced
Appetizers served, cash bar, dress is Saturday casual.

Thank you everyone that entered last week’s Lake Erie #10 giveaway! And congratulations to all our winners:

• Jennifer Lund
• Michelle Anderson
• Danielle Meyer