Thanks to Edward Kinnally for featuring my oil pastels on SQUIDOO.

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"The Hanging Guardians; A canvas adoption of the statuary lion" is a new installation of mixed-media paintings by Mark Preston of Richmond, VA. The collection of 11 oversized paintings will be on display at the Crossroads Art Center from Saturday, November 13, through January, 13, 2010. There will be a reception Friday, November 20, from 6 PM to 9 PM.

Prestonart.com is now accepting paypal for purchases of original and print artwork. PayPal is one of the quickest way to make online purchases, and definitely one of the most secure. With PayPal you can use your Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, Discover, or bank card.

Offices and schools can be enormous producers of waste, particularly paper. Every year 3.8 million acres (1.5 million hectares) of U.S. forests are clear cut to meet Americans' insatiable demand for wood pulp