2024 Happy Father’s Day

I have mixed feelings about Father’s Day this year. In the ’70s, I used to play golf on Father’s Day with my father at whatever golf course I worked. In 1979, while I was an Assistant Golf Pro at Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord, MA, I played my last round of golf with my father before he passed away in 1981. He was dealing with Hodgkin’s lymphoma disease, so he didn’t feel up to playing all the holes. Still, as I recount in “Golf Dad,” my column called, “The circle was complete,” Dad said as we were in the golf cart. “Seeing how you hit the golf ball, I know that golf will always be in our family.”

In his honor, I wrote an article for Washington Golf Monthly magazine years ago. The article is on my website. Here’s a link to a PDF version of the article – Peter Smolens (pbsstudios.com)

Because of my current situation, this year, the only golf I will be doing is watching the US Open on TV. Although I think about my father every time I step onto the first tee at a golf course or watch golf on TV, I miss playing golf with my dad on this day.

Happy 2024 Father’s Day to all the dads. May you enjoy your special day!

2024 Bee Festival Preview

PBS Studios is participating in the 3^rd annual Bee Festival next Saturday, June 22. My art group, MAG, is one of the sponsors. I’ll have framed and unframed prints available for sale along with cards and my book “Creating Digital Paintings.”

Here is one of the digital paintings I’ll have available for sale at the Bee Festival.

Click here for more information about the Bee Festival.

PBS Studios

PBS Studios is a feature and content writer/photography/digital painting company that’s written and published over a hundred articles for newspapers, magazines, and online publications. I’ve also had many other photographs published as illustrations in commercial and textbook publications. As a digital photo painter, I’ve displayed my work in shops, libraries, galleries, restaurants, commercial buildings (including Manassas City Hall), and banners.

Check out the gallery section on my website, www.pbsstudios.com, to see digital photo paintings and other examples of my work. Please Note: All photographs and digital images are for sale, and you can purchase my digital paintings directly from me or online through my Etsy Store. For more information, Please send me an email at psmolens@pbsstudios.com.