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Just felt like sharing this article and video about the new drone delivery service Amazon is introducing along with other major ship fulfillment companies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/technology/amazon-drone-england-delivery.html?_r=0
The future is so full of potential and exciting developments. Before the internet, it was rare to see other artists' work from around the world. Now with fineartamerica.com and pixels.com and other art websites, we see art from thousands and witness the amazing ability to quickly convert that art into products like Home Decor items such as throw pillows, blankets, shower curtains, towels, coffee cups; and Lifestyle Products like iPhone cases and Portable Battery Chargers, baby clothing, tote bags, t-shirts; as well as fine art prints, posters, and greeting cards.
Wishing all a happy holiday season.

At last, you can have your favorite art image on a coffee cup or mug. The mugs come in two sizes. Check them out. Select an image and click to enlarge. You will see the various product offerings beside it on Pixels.com, a sister site to fineartamerica.com Click to see size options and prices. Order online knowing that each custom printed item comes with a 30 day money back guarantee. Get your Christmas shopping done in a hurry. Thanks for shopping my art, four pages of images, 154 to select from. Here is a link to the Christmas cup images: http://pixels.com/shop/coffee+mugs/christmas+karen+francis

Hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving Day. Here is a link to videos about the Thanksgiving holiday, and some video greeting cards: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhRMKPNzhg7Sqbdip5Bj4nMU28DQxpDW8

I often search the art on fineartamerica on holiday themes and add them to my Favorites list. Here is the link for Thanksgiving, scroll down to row 2 or 3.
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/karen-francis.html?tab=favorites&page=3 from a year or so ago.

I occasionally add a new artist to the ones I am Following. See Follow Tab. You can see the work of Kevin Chasing Wolf Hutchins at this link:
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/kevin-hutchins/shop in honor of November traditionally being celebrated as National Native American Heritage Month.

Very pleased to announce that I have uploaded my first Video On Demand production. The free one minute trailer is at vimeo.com/ondemand/yesterdaymorning . The production itself is a 55 minute recording of a live performance by one musician singing 18 of his original songs. Hope you will hop over and take a look for yourself. Here is an article with more details:

“YESTERDAY MORNING” SONG ALBUM ONLINE NOW

YESTERDAY MORNING is the first On Demand digital video song album by Memphis musician David B. Hawkins, the Real McCoy. The album is a recording of a live performance by David in a house concert setting and contains 18 of his original songs.

The 55 minute 4K production is being offered through Vimeo's On Demand as a Rental or Purchase in the Music category at this link:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/yesterdaymorning
Watching the preview Trailer is FREE. The secure website accepts credit cards and Pay Pal.

David Hawkins performs in many venues around the greater Memphis area and, in addition to song writing, his talents include singing, playing guitar, piano, harmonica, and tambourine. He is often a headliner at the Collierville, TN annual Fair on the Square. To contact David, call 901 286-4388.

This production was recorded, edited, compressed, and uploaded to Vimeo by Karen Francis, visual artist and filmmaker. Her company Art Promotions, specializes in "Paintings, Prints, Productions" since 1989.

Vimeo On Demand Rentals are streamed to your computer or other viewing device, without a download, available for a specified time period.
With a Purchase, the file is downloaded to your computer. David’s Yesterday Morning digital video album is available as a rental for $5.00 for 30 days. Or, a downloadable album purchase for $8.00.


Learn more about Art Promotions at artpro.com and www.artprofilms.com, www.facebook.com/ArtPromotions and YouTube at www.youtube.com/blessings427. Karen’s artworks are available as prints, home decor, and lifestyle products at fineartamerica.com and pixels.com Contact Art Promotions at kfrancis427@gmail.com
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Tags: music, original songs, David Hawkins, musician, guitarist, singer, performance, video, audio, 4k, songwriter, Art Promotions, Karen Francis, On Demand, Vimeo

FAA and Pixels have done it again, developing great new gift and home decor items. Here are links to my art displayed as the new product types.
You can carry these designs to the beach or where-ever you go. There are 4 pages of selections for each item and most of the designs can be slightly modified by you at point of purchase with the sliders, if the image is not placed exactly as you wish.

Round Beach Towels http://pixels.com/artists/karen+francis/round+beach+towels ,

Beach Towels: http://pixels.com/artists/karen+francis/beach+towels ,

Beach Sheets: http://pixels.com/artists/karen+francis/beach+sheets ,

Portable Battery Chargers: http://pixels.com/artists/karen+francis/portable+battery+chargers

By clicking on any image you can see the full range of products, such as tee shirts, duvet blankets, new tote bag designs, and more. All FAA and Pixel art products come with a 30 day money back satisfaction guarantee.

Wishing everyone a blessed and Happy Easter. Additionally, other new videos were added recently to www.YouTube.com/blessings427

Speaking of Ireland, a big shout out to John Nolan, a painter from the Emerald Isle on my list of FAA artists I follow. (See Follow Tab). I find these incredible artists inspiring.

If you look closely at the St. Patrick's Day 3D art shown at the top of my images today, you will see the Hat was created from the Memphis Street Scene next to it.

I've been experimenting with green screening techniques in filmmaking recently. Here's a new fun video using green screening that I uploaded yesterday to my YouTube channel blessings427. It's called "Green Screening All the Way to Ireland." at youtu.be/pY95o3KzATk
Hope it brightens your day.

I was in Ireland many years ago and remember that trip fondly, always dreaming perhaps one day I will return to see again its natural beauty of streams, cliffs, and rainbows and hear its charming lilting dialect. Happy St. Patrick's Day Thursday.

Wishing all a Happy Valentine's Day full of love and happiness, especially my art collectors. Here is a link to some Valentine Art from me: karen-francis.artistwebsites.com/art/all/all/all/valentines+or+not Would love to have some theaters booking the film CHRISTMAS RIDE any time now. We have a very fine digital cinema print ready for the big screens of this PG rated feature film. Write kfrancis427@gmail.com re the film.

Hope you are all having a Happy New Year. I hope to continue uploading new art works, such as New Year's Sky this year.
Recent news from Fine Art America includes work offered through their other domain name, which is Pixels.com So my art will be offered there as well, where they market iPhone cases and clothing with art.
We continue to seek opportunities for the cinematic release of the Academy Award Qualified feature film CHRISTMAS RIDE (rated PG by MPAA.org) which has a very fine quality DCP (digital cinema print) for showing in theaters. Movie houses interested may contact me at kfrancis427@gmail.com for arrangements. More about the film is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ChristmasRide, and christmasride.wordpress.com, with trailers on youtube.com/blessings427 and www.artprofilms.com
--Karen

Wishing all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Love, Peace, Joy

Sincerely,
Karen Francis