Weekend LONG Festival is Over

Well my friends--the long weekend show in Galveston is over. The first day was better than the second day but I got through and met many new friends and old friends too. Sold books and art and hopefully brought smiles to people's faces with the sharing of art and writing. I LOVED walking the Festival and talking with all the artists--the ones I am already friends with and the new ones I just met, sharing stories and techniques and just laughing and enjoying the Festival. .................................................................................................NEXT weekend I will be setting up with my ART and BOOKS at the SEABROOK ART FESTIVAL. I hope it is a great day and ART lovers show up to celebrate art and the awesome city of Seabrook. .................................................................................................I sold two FIRST 's this weekend>> My squirrel painting and my horseshoe crab ink piece. I sold a few ZEBRA RIVALS painting CARDS, and looks like I am getting an awesome Commission to paint 3 African Elephant scenes for a 20 foot wall in a beautiful home in Seabrook. .......If you showed-up at the Festival and stopped by THANK YOU and I enjoyed seeing many of you saying hello............................................................................................My up-coming schedule: Oct 27th Seabrook Art Fest------Nov 10th Santa Fe Heritage FEst----Nov 17th San Antonio TAEA Art COnference. Here is some looks at the Indian Rhino painting I have been working on>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

ARToberFEST Galveston!!

Come on out and see ALL the Artists at the Saturday and Sunday Weekend Street ART Fest in Galveston. There should be over 30,000 visitors and GREAT weather for this fabulous show weekend!! Gayln and I will be there featuring my WILDLIFE ART and my Bestselling Novels!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I have over 200 DIFFERENT prints and paintings for SALE--EVEN 5 x 7 's and 8 x 10's in NICE MATS with Good SALE prices! ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))I have been busy with many ventures and this weekend, while BUSY, will be a fun time talking with other artists and the many lovers of art I will get to meet during the FESTIVAL! ******************************************************************************************************I have been working out many plans and ideas lately in my sketchbook and here are some of those sketches. I am still currently working on the Indian Rhinoceros watercolor painting and it is almost finished and I will share it on my NEXT BLOG! Please feel free to join my Blog or subscribe. THANK YOU, DOUG HISER

October 2012 a month to reflect

Hello, my friends and fans,---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I have hadsuch an emotional month so far and a very busy one too. The UHCL award night was so special to have my family and friends around me when I was awarded Distinguished ALumni of UHCL. President Staples explained that UHCL has graduated over 54,000 students and to receive this honor was overwhelming. I began my acceptance speech by saying, "I am just a country boy from Santa Fe, Texas, growing up catching snakes and turtles."-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------That is so true. Here I was at Space Center Houston where everyone donned a black tie and the women wore beautiful dresses and I felt so out of place among such recognized people. When I look back at the photos of the night I realize that in my suit no one could tell that i am really just Tarzan cleaned up.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------When the Associate President of the University spoke about me he also told everyone that I was Tarzan and a passionate man about nature and conservation and animals and LOVED to create my animal art with bright powerful colors and that each painting tells a story of how I see the world. He said that he has never met a person who is interested in so many things and has so much energy and love of the life around us and his family.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Enough about that night --all those words and emotions made me flow tears so much-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------SO-the next day I went back to doing what I do-creating art. I hope everyone enjoys what I bring to life with pen and paint.-------------------------------------------------My upcoming schedule: October 20-21-Galveston ArtoberFest two days of the biggest ART FEST and I'll be featuring hundreds of my animal ART.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------October 26-27 SEABROOK Festival of the ARTS-----------------------------------------NOvember 10 Santa Fe Heritage FESTIVAL----------------------------------------------November 17 San Antonio TxArtsEA COnference