Today I am giving away three paintings... here is the first :

To win this painting, answer these two questions: 

1. what is the name of the song playing in this video?

2. What is the name of the man with the flowy white scarf in this video?

I'm behind on my painting giveaways...but I plan on catching up! :-[) 

Today's painting that is up for grabs is this fella....

the question:

Name ONE of the movies these photos are from... 

if you can name both.... gosh you're good!!!  First person to answer correctly on my instagram wins! :-[)

This lil painting here is up for grabs.... 

how to score this.... answer these 3 questions: 

1. What is the name of the artist that did this painting?

2. what movie made this song popular?

hint: 

3. Who said this quote:

HAPPIEST GIRLS ARE THE PRETTIEST 

Today's painting giveaway question is this: 

Name the movie that was filmed mostly in this building pictured below and has

this song [video underneath building pic] at the very end of the movie...

hint: I was about 9 or 10 when it came out...and it's one of my very favorite movies ever! 

First person to answer correctly on Instagram wins my buffalo portrait... 

Feeling "off " with my painting today.... those days happen though... :] 

Here she is, I imagine she's walking through a blizzard carrying warm baked potatoes that warm her body...

To win this painting, tell who the name of this group is pictured below,

 first person with the correct answer on my instagram wins... :) 

This is the December 13th point 2 giveaway - FOR AUSTRALIA instagramers ONLY!!! :-[) 

Here is the painting up for grabs! 

This one makes me want to blast some remixed jazz while cleaning house, you? 

First person to answer these three questions [all together] on my instagram wins! 

1. What is the last name of this family [pictured]

2. what art movement is this chair from?

3. In my blog post just before this one, in the kickstarter video, 

name at least one place that Adrien has designed for.

What's a great way to give back, especially this holiday season? Support hard working entrepreneurs on kickstarter! A friend of mine, Shawn Reddy [whom I went to school with at Parsons] recently told me of his boyfriend Adrien Dacquel's campaign to get his line of t-shirts off and running. With the help from me, you, and so many others.... we have the opportunity to literally help make a person's dream come true!  *oh, and...it's a tax right off as well. Woot Woot! :-[)

Here is one of Adrien's designs that is my favorite, 

this guy is a fantastic illustrator....hello! don't you want this tee or tote??!! 

jPlease help in supporting Adrien, if you're financially not able to make even the smallest donation, sharing his video will help just as well!Good luck Adrien, I hope you reach your goal. :)  - Best, Roxy Marj

view Adrien's Kickstarter page HERE

Today's giveaway if for EUROPE ONLY!!! Because of time differences around the world and wanting to give everyone everywhere a fair chance, I will break some of the giveaways up into continents!  :-) Later today, in about 7 hours I will do another painting giveaway for Australia.. :)

This painting is of my character "The Traveling Salesman by Day, Golddigger by Night" and the quote basically means that you appreciate things more when you work hard for them, the "warming twice" is about feeling good about yourself when you're working hard i.e. chopping wood and then feeling good again when you get to enjoy the rewards, like a fire or whatever it may be... :) At least this is what the quote means to me.  First person to answer all three questions correctly on my instagram wins! Good luck!

Please answer these three questions:

1. Who was this fireplace designed by? 

2. What school did this person study at?

3. Where is the person singing from? [see video]

Today's painting has a quote that I like a lot, and had pinned awhile ago on pinterest... 

I felt that today seemed like a good day to use it. :)  There a handful of people in my life that genuinely 

seem like they are happy all the time...and probably have the same issues [perhaps more] that you and I have, yet there is something different about them.... I guarantee it's their thoughts. ;-) 

To win this painting, please tell me what movie this odd looking creature is from...this is another tricky one!   First person with the correct answer on my Instagram wins.  If you have won a painting already, please allow 30 days to win something from me again. Gotta be fair here. :) Thanks so much for playing! 

Today's painting that is being given away is a 10"x8"

Tthis was originally started a couple years ago and  forgot about it...I found it this

afternoon and decided to finish it for the giveaway.... excited to see who the lucky winner will be... 

To win this lil lamb painting, please answer the following questions.

Below are 4 photographs, please tell me the name of what movies the top two and bottom left hand corner are from, the bottom right hand corner I would like to know who that lady is married too...  good luck!

 First person to write all four answers correctly on my instagram wins! 

Okay here is today's [really yesterday's...im 15 min late in posting] painting up for grabs!

How to win this?  Tell me the name of this band pictured below... first person to answer correctly on my instagram wins this lambydeer..... Good luck! :-[) Tricky hint* they were my fav. band when I was in 4th grade! 

 a musican that makes me smile... El Perro Del Mar

speaking of which, apparently this is something we are designed to do. 

i believe it.  

today's painting hopefully will make you smile, and even more so if you win it! 

Tooo win... in the song El Perro says she is doing something for hours...what is it? 

First correct answer on my instagram wins this painting. Good luck! xo

. g l i t t e r .

today's painting involves this precious and enchanting particle. 

I've shared this Etsy video about glitter on my blog before,

 but it's so fascinating to watch that it's worth sharing multiple times. 

To win my little painting...please finish this sentence: 

Those who wear it obviously carry __________________

answer found in this short video. Good luck and as always, 

first person to give the correct answer on my instagram wins. :) 

Well, it's officially Sunday... but i'm still counting today's painting for Saturday [yesterday]I had a busier day than had planned.  On instagram I follow Naomi [ @rynomiandtheboys ] and her absolutely darling two boys. Oliver in particular is quite hilarious in pictures, and seems like a sweet older brother to his lil brother Arlo. Their world inspires me, and today my painting was inspired by this picture of Oliver. In Naomi's words: "I love that Oliver thought it was necessary to wear his top hat to the grocery store." This kid kills me!

I have to confess...this was much harder for me then I had anticipated. I don't feel like I captured Oliver's stance, hand placement and expression the way I wanted to in character form...but, it was a good challenge for me to do, and I need to just keep working at it. I may have a couple do-overs with this one... :/ 

But to win this painting! 

 Please answer 3 of the 5 questions regardingjs the Wendy Williams interview that I posted about yesterday...

Q 1 :  What's the one place she couldn't tell what costs what? 

Q 2 :  What's the secret to her success? 

Q 3 : What is the biggest fear in America? 

Q 4 : What does she think of Miley Cyrus? lol :-p 

Q 5: Finish the word in this sentence: "To not be able to _____ has got to be crippling. 

Tomorrow's giveaway is gonna be more involved! I am going to ask a question that has to do with Larry King's interview with Wendy Williams [interview below] and even if you're not interested in trying to win tomorrows painting, this is still a good watch, Wendy Williams is something else and such a riot!

 Good Luck everyone! I will post my painting tomorrow evening, so there is enough time for everyone around the world to watch and play.

Today's painting is a near copy of a digital illustration I a couple years back... I decided it needed to be in real painted form. Up until today, this character of mine has never had a name...but today I shall name shirtless character who wears gloves and boots that are 5 sizes too big...Cliff!

How to win this little painting of Cliff :

Tell me the name of this person pictured 

*hint - he relied greatly on orchestration for melodic effects.

Today'sgiveaway painting is of my character Bjorn the Woodsman 2.0 

 I originally did this illustration 4 years ago....

but today I gave Bjorn  an upgrade: some yellow suspenders and blue check jeans...along

with a snowy backdrop...oh, and a more simplified face.. :) 

How to win this little painting...

Question : What was the most visited National Park in the United States in 2012? 

First person to post the correct answer [well the one thakt matches mine] on 

my instagram wins this painting of Bjorn!  Good Luck! :) 

Today's painting that is up for grabs: 

How to win: 

In this holiday shopping video with Simon Doonan [if you don't know who he is, google him..he's worth it!] he talks about all the different kinds of gifts you can get for your many loved ones.  One of the gifts he holds up is a very large book about Perfume... what little red things are all over the cover?  First person to give the correct answer on my INSTAGRAM jwins this 5.5" x 7.5" gouache painting on bristol... good luck! :-[) 

Today's painting is inspired by Francis and the Lights' song "Like a Dream"  

Last night while watching the video it made me think of my character Moon and the painting I did over 4 years ago of him going to work. To bring you up to speed: The story behind Moon is that he is a hard worker and takes his job very seriously, unlike Sun...who is careless, forgetful and just wants to have fun all the time. Moon wears a business suit to work every night, along with a top hat and carries a briefcase full of newspapers. On the outside he comes across somewhat mysterious, and sort of intimidating...but really Moon is probably the most sensitive character you will ever meet. Because he is so serious though, he rarely makes time to let loose and just have fun. While watching this video "Like a Dream" I instantly transferred Moon into this man [Francis] and imagined that he was on his way to work as usual...and then out of nowhere decided to start skipping... well after 30+ plus repeats of this song [i'm pretty obsessed] I came up with this lil painting.  Now, how do you win this? In the video he says he was waiting for something to start.... first person to tell me the correct answer on my instagram, will get this painting of Moon skipping his way to work! :) Good Luck! 

This was the painting of Moon from 2009 that my friend Christopher Palazzo

 [pictured] bought at my art show... it's a little small, but this is the only picture I have of 

Moon walking upstairs, going to work. :)

Today's clue is.... "we could fall in love again tonight"  

*hint*  this musician was named after a type of scale...

- first person to leave the correct answer on my INSTAGRAM  :) 

dnwins this  5.5" x 7.5" painting, done in gouache on cold pressed bristol 

It's been so long since my last post that I have almost forgotten how to do this all together. 

A lot has happened --- but more importantly, it's the month of December today...that month that hosts Christmas...my very favorite holiday. I have been brainstorming the last couple weeks of what I could do this holiday season  that would be extra special, and something everyone would [hopefully] look forward to every day. 

The idea to give away mini paintings came to mind, and that is what's going down each and every day this month. So...how can you score a painting?  Every day I will give you a clue here on my blog... the first person to leave a comment on my INSTAGRAM [@roxymarj] of the painting of that day with the RIGHT ANSWER, wins the painting...no matter where you live, no need to repost pics, or sign up for anything... just leave the right answer...but be the first! ;-[)  GOOD LUCK!! xoxo

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Today's clue is "Just Breathe"  

BE THE FIRST to tell me the band who sings this song...clue: the space needle  & 

you will win this 7.5" x 5.5" bearded man gouache painting on cold pressed bristol