<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711</id><updated>2009-10-03T23:29:41.290-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Soldier Portraits</title><subtitle type='html'>Portrait artists offering no charge original portraits of military who gave their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Browse each artist's website and contact the artist you would like to create the memorial portrait. This is a non-political group. We are  artists who would just like to provide a meaningful portrait to grieving families.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711.post-7843351328252535208</id><published>2008-07-22T11:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-22T11:36:55.080-07:00</updated><title type='text'>For Artists Interested in Joining</title><content type='html'>If you are an artist interested in joining our group, thank you for your interest!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to join our group, please follow the following steps:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Send an email to darla.dixon[AT]gmail.com with the Subject line "Soldier Portraits."&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Include an email attachment of 2 sample artworks OR a link to your website or your art on the Internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;What happens next...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We use a private Yahoo group for communication between artists. In that group, we vote in new members.  A vote will be conducted and you will be contacted, usually within 5 days, with news of your acceptance or non-acceptance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please note that we limit participating artists to 12 artists per art medium.  If your art medium is full, then we can put your name on the waiting list.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/825565920915421711-7843351328252535208?l=soldierportraits.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/7843351328252535208'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/7843351328252535208'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/2008/07/for-artists-interested-in-joining.html' title='For Artists Interested in Joining'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13658937288991855457'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711.post-6808986788434178923</id><published>2008-07-21T13:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T14:01:47.077-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oil'/><title type='text'>Oil Portraits</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.dancinglightstudio.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;SALLOWS, Nora&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11" x 14" paintings which are about half life size.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/825565920915421711-6808986788434178923?l=soldierportraits.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/6808986788434178923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/6808986788434178923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/2008/07/oil-portraits.html' title='Oil Portraits'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13658937288991855457'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711.post-7306696169510173408</id><published>2008-03-20T06:17:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-20T06:21:48.471-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Computer Graphics'/><title type='text'>Computer Graphics Artists</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ballyhoocreations.com/"&gt;HEATHERLY, Tonya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offers&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;8x10 or 11x14 Photo Print. Custom Blend or Collage. Artist offers 25% off to all active/retired personel. Please give service members name, and rank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://simplybeautifulart.biz/"&gt;MUNGER, Michelle&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;                                                                                               &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;50% discount to those still enlisted and serving. Photo manipulation, restoration &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.heirloom-albums.com/"&gt;NORRIS, Melissa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Memorial Album (digital scrapbook 12-pages, 8"x8" format.) Also offers 25% off to active/retired military&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/825565920915421711-7306696169510173408?l=soldierportraits.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/7306696169510173408'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/7306696169510173408'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/2008/03/computer-graphics-artists.html' title='Computer Graphics Artists'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13658937288991855457'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711.post-2103759612495370819</id><published>2008-03-20T06:16:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T21:28:53.507-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Digital Scrapbook'/><title type='text'>Digital Scrapbook</title><content type='html'>&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.heirloom-albums.com/"&gt;NORRIS, Melissa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/825565920915421711-2103759612495370819?l=soldierportraits.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/2103759612495370819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/2103759612495370819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/2008/03/digital-scrapbook.html' title='Digital Scrapbook'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13658937288991855457'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711.post-2954931285489001185</id><published>2008-03-20T06:14:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T21:29:08.374-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sculpture'/><title type='text'>Sculpture</title><content type='html'>&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eclaydybug_creations/"&gt;WOODS, Patty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/825565920915421711-2954931285489001185?l=soldierportraits.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/2954931285489001185'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/2954931285489001185'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/2008/03/sculpture.html' title='Sculpture'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13658937288991855457'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711.post-2456818994112186677</id><published>2008-03-20T06:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T21:28:38.518-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Watercolor'/><title type='text'>Watercolor Portrait Artists</title><content type='html'>&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.jillsartwork.com/portraits.html"&gt;MCALLISTER, Jill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.katheenelsonart.com/page4.php"&gt;NELSON, Kathee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/825565920915421711-2456818994112186677?l=soldierportraits.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/2456818994112186677'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/2456818994112186677'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/2008/03/watercolor-portrait-artists.html' title='Watercolor Portrait Artists'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13658937288991855457'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711.post-3468940567368995731</id><published>2008-03-20T06:11:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-20T06:22:38.439-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pastel'/><title type='text'>Pastel Portrait Artists</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="content-item"&gt;&lt;div id="g_body"&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lisasart.com/"&gt;GUARINO, Lisa Wald&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://simplybeautifulart.biz/"&gt;MUNGER, Michelle&lt;/a&gt;                                                                              &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;To offset artist expenses,  Shipping and Handling fee needed by this artist for pastel.  Artist offers 50% discount to those currently enlisted and serving.&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://soldiersportraits-mwilcox.net/"&gt;&lt;b&gt;WILCOX, Martha&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/825565920915421711-3468940567368995731?l=soldierportraits.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/3468940567368995731'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/3468940567368995731'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/2008/03/pastel-portrait-artists.html' title='Pastel Portrait Artists'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13658937288991855457'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711.post-780964362311804243</id><published>2008-03-20T06:10:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-18T12:32:02.817-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Graphite Pencil'/><title type='text'>Graphite Pencil Portrait Artists</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;GRAPHITE PENCIL or CHARCOAL&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Standard Offering for Pencil Portraits is 8x10 image area on 11x14 paper&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://kimsartisticexpressions.com/"&gt;BARGE, Kim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.artfullyyoursglass.com/pencil_portraits.html"&gt;COOK, Cindy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pencil-portrait-drawing-artist.com/"&gt;DIXON,Darla&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;Also offers 50% discount to those currently enlisted and serving. Soldier Portraits available from this artist January through July of each year. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://floydtheturtle.googlepages.com/"&gt;FRAZIER, Heather Marie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lisasart.com/"&gt;GUARINO, Lisa Wald&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bill-art.com/"&gt;&lt;b&gt;LENG, Chua Kee ("Bill")&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://amylpz.googlepages.com/home"&gt;&lt;b&gt;LOPEZ, Amy &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jillsartwork.com/"&gt;&lt;b&gt;McALLISTER, Jill&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also offers 50% discount to those currently enlisted and serving.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://darla.dixon.googlepages.com/artistjoemorales"&gt;MORALES, Joe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://simplybeautifulart.biz/"&gt;MUNGER, Michelle&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;                                                                                                      50% discount to those still enlisted and serving. (Pastel will require Shipping/Handling fee)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artwanted.com/Stonecutter"&gt;SCHMIDT, Bob&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artwanted.com/Stonecutter"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cscottdraw.com/"&gt;SCOTT, Chelsey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/825565920915421711-780964362311804243?l=soldierportraits.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/780964362311804243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/780964362311804243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/2008/03/graphite-pencil-portrait-artists.html' title='Graphite Pencil Portrait Artists'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13658937288991855457'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711.post-8296812261029680975</id><published>2008-03-20T05:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T21:28:18.246-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Colored Pencil'/><title type='text'>Colored Pencil Portraits</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sitekreator.com/npingree"&gt;HOOVER, Nancy Pingree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;8" x 10" , 9" x 12", 11" x 14" portraits in professonal- grade colored pencil.&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;Also offering 20% discount for active duty US Military&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.katheenelsonart.com/page4.php"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;NELSON, Kathee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/825565920915421711-8296812261029680975?l=soldierportraits.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/8296812261029680975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/8296812261029680975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/2008/03/colored-pencil-nancy-pingree-hoover.html' title='Colored Pencil Portraits'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13658937288991855457'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825565920915421711.post-25818832173172219</id><published>2008-03-20T05:54:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-20T06:28:38.202-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Airbrush'/><title type='text'>Airbrush Portraits</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span class="q"&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:blue;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Airbrush Guy &amp;amp; Company&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airbrushguy.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:blue;"&gt;http://www.AirbrushGuy.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Please provide a reference photograph.  Remember that the better the photo the better the resulting portrait.  This photo will be returned.  We ask that the reference photo be at least 4 x 6 but larger photos are preferred.  Our standard portrait size is 18 x 24 or 24 x 30.  These are standard frame sizes.  The shipping and any framing expense for the artwork will be at the requestor's expense. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt; The portraits are painted on illustration board (preferred), but canvas is available.  At the present time we ask that the portraits requested be for &lt;b&gt;Arkansas&lt;/b&gt; soldiers only.  For additional information please contact us at &lt;a href="mailto:info@airbrushguy.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"&gt;info@airbrushguy.com&lt;/a&gt; or 501-778-7999.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/825565920915421711-25818832173172219?l=soldierportraits.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/25818832173172219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/825565920915421711/posts/default/25818832173172219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://soldierportraits.blogspot.com/2008/03/airbrush-guy-robert-powell.html' title='Airbrush Portraits'/><author><name>Darla, Pencil Portrait Artist</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13658937288991855457'/></author></entry></feed>