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On Christmas Eve I received an email from Tom Schipper, a young (18 years old!) composer in the Netherlands who found my image, “Birdsong” on the internet. I won’t even go into the improbability of that – but of 1,000’s and 1,000’s of images, he found “Birdsong” and wrote inquiring if he could use it for a project he was working on in school – he wanted to use it as the coversheet for a composition he created called “Aviary.”

I checked out his website, listened to a selection from “Aviary” and gave him permission to use the piece. I can’t tell you how impressed I am with this young man. He asked for permission! He understood that usage would not be free. Plus, he is a remarkably talented composer. At 18, he definitely has his **** together. I am sure he will be very successful following his passion.

Click here to learn more about Tom Schipper.

My painting, Organic Bison, was just accepted into the 18th annual National Art Exhibition and Sale put on by the Artist's Association of Northern Colorado.