Book News

The golf is slowing down due to the cold weather, as expected. I am resuming work on the book and am now at 32,000 words. There's a seemingly long way to go to finish this story. I've got a bad guy character who is also responsible for the line of the story which deals with the UnZombie theme. UnZombies are dead which have been reanimated but don't bite or spread the infection, well, at least through biting. Our bad guy hero has found a way to gain some functionality out of them. That's all for now.

Painting News

There is an Exhibit at the Taunton Art Association for all ribbon winners of the Fall Art Show. I had two. One was the Best of Show. The judges' comments can be viewed to the right on the card they provided. It said "Contrast of Color/Cohesive...Nice Black and White vs. Color Composition/Dichotomy". The Exhibit goes on through November 24th on Sundays from Noon-2 P.M. at the Art Association building on Williams St. in Taunton (thus Nov 17th and Nov 24th are the last two days).

Taunton Art Show Concludes - I Had Two Winners (See which ones below)!!! Hint: BEST IN SHOW!!!

The viewing of entries at the 2013 Fall Taunton Art Association's Art Show was held today from 12 Noon to 4 pm. I had four entries. Honestly, I thought I had my best chance with two entries, one called "Beacon Hill", the other "Cobble Hill Night".

 I also entered "Key West Pier" and "A Day Night Anomaly", both of which were somewhat favorites of mine. I love Key West (the place) and the pier in particular was a favorite spot of mine with plenty of color, shadows and lines.

 The "Day Night Anomaly" was one of a series of experiments I painted of scenes which generated some thought. They included a juxtaposition of day and night, winter and summer, color and lack of color, urban and non-urban.

The show had 123 entries and some really good ones. There were three judges this time who had to reach a consensus on the various entries. It's got to be a tough, although fun and interesting assignment.                                                                                                                    

I was lucky enough to win two prizes:                

BEST OVERALL - "Day Night Anomaly"

(See this painting being created in time-lapse with my video entry below of January 21, 2013)        

Second Prize Acrylic - "Cobble Hill Night" I'm happy to see the judges appreciated the creativity in the 'Day Night Anomaly' painting. I left the paintings that won at the Art Association as they will be exhibited there during November. I wasn't able to sell anything (I don't think anyone did). but perhaps I may be lucky enough to at the exhibit in November.

This was BEST IN SHOW.....

Zombie Book #3

An update. The current word total is 22,000. Lots more to go. Going through the first edit of what I have. Locales in the book so far include the International Space Station, an US Navy Supercarrier in a Strike Group, Chechnya, and El Paso.

Trescott Street Gallery Exhibit Ended Today

Yup, the exhibit ended. I dropped by the gallery to pick up my painting and was told it had sold about fifteen minutes before I came. It's funny that it took me five minutes to realize it wasn't there. Only my First Place ribbon was hanging on the wall.

Now on Facebook! Search for Gibson's Books and Paintings

Yes, now on Facebook. I'm trying to build the page(s). It will take a while. I want some more photos and some video up there. Take a look.

See My Painting Live at the Exhibition of 2013 Spring Taunton Art Show Winners

at the Trescott Street Gallery in Taunton, MA from June 4 - June 15. The Gallery hours for the Exhibit are as follows: Tuesdays, June 4 & 11 - 12pm to 3pm Thursdays, June 6 & 13 - 12pm to 3 pm Saturday, June 8 & 15 - 12pm to 3 pm Fridays, June 7 & 14 - 5pm to 8pm The Opening Reception is on Friday, June 7 from 5pm to 8pm. Come in and see!

First Prize in Acrylics - 2013 Spring Art Show - Taunton Art Association

The painting to the right won first prize today in the Acrylics category (May 19th) in the Taunton Art Association's 2013 Spring Art Show. I received some nice comments from a number of people who like my style and use of color for my entries. The judge's written comments were..."Powerful use of design and values. Appropriate use of color for a nocturne."

Almost 6000 Page Views, Zombies, Painting Business

This is the first month I've gone without a blog entry since I started it in 2011. I'm just finishing up the painting season. . This blog is just short of 6,000 page views, a level I never thought was possible. I'll be looking to increase the momentum of viewing in the near future. . Zombies.. I've begun to assemble some ideas for a sixth book, one with Zombies. The storyline, science, apocalyptic direction and characters are all important aspects, so I want to take some time to have it right. . Painting.. I have an idea for customer-friendly, modestly-priced painting product. I'll have to do some more marketing research and develop a few samples. This could take a few more months. More to come.

Check Out the New Page - A Gallery of This Winter's Paintings

It's to the right under Pages...then under Home. Click on it and the Gallery of photos of this season's paintings will appear. Thanks for clicking.

A Day/Night Painting Time-Lapse Video

Day/Night - Summer/Winter Painting Video

This is a video of the creation of a recent painting in time-lapse form. The part of the painting to the right of the tree (in the middle) is a winter night. To the left is a summer day. Thanks for watching.

Latest Painting in Time-Lapse Start to Finish

First Review of 'Pulseless Pandemic' is Five Stars!

A review of Pulseless Pandemic on Barnes and Noble shows a five star [*****] rating (nothing written). That explains a recent mini-surge of sales on Barnes and Noble for the book. Love those Zombie thrillers. The book story is as follows...

An African virus, born in the Congo, jumps from the high primates to humans. It demonstrates a 100% kill rate. It didn't stop there. The dead rise to feed on the living. Some interesting sub-stories develop, including a Paris flight with an infected pilot; a Big Easy 'bushmeat' dinner; a ship traveling to the Bahamas with infected items; a sick U.S. Senator determined to reach his home in the D.C. area; and a buffet of ape meat flown in to the U.S. from Kinshasa in the Congo. Each has a common theme. The living are just trying to survive, find refuge, and survive assaults. The violence unravels into an apocalyptic ending where a cure is available, but the end may or may not be.

Sales Channel Results for 2011-2012

Here is the breakdown of my book sales by distribution channel for the last two years:

Apple - 41%
Amazon - 34%
Barnes & Noble - 22%
Other - 4% (Kobo, Sony, Smashwords)

Results are rounded. Apple's percentage dropped, mostly at the hands of Barnes and Noble. Apple still remains my largest outlet for sales. It probably won't surprise anyone that the two Zombie books represent 80% of the total.