A quick reminder, my Demo is Monday night!
Spend an evening with BRUU Member Peter Smolens as he discusses digital art based on his book “Creating Digital Paintings.” I’ve rescheduled my demo at BRUU on Monday, March 3, 2025, at 7 PM. Like the book, this visual demo shows how to create digital paintings using your computer, a graphics tablet, and Adobe Photoshop.
I’m rescheduled my demo at BRUU from tomorrow night to Monday, March 3, 2025 due to weather.
However, upon hearing the pending weather forecast for the DMV region of snows, I’m not taking chances. I’ve rescheduled my demo from tomorrow night to Monday, March 3, 2025
I discussed the issue with the BRUU administrator. We selected an alternative date, Monday, March 3, 2025. Remember to save that date and date.
Spend an evening with BRUU Member Peter Smolens as he discusses digital art based on his book “Creating Digital Paintings.” I’ve rescheduled my demo at BRUU on Monday, March 3, 2025, at 7 PM. Like the book, this is a visual demo that shows how to create digital paintings using your computer, a graphics tablet, and Adobe Photoshop.
“I’m finally fulfilling an auction item back from 2019.” (Thanks, Covid.) The “Creating Digital Paintings” Book Demo will be held in the social hall, and refreshments will be provided.
PBS Studios is a feature and content writer/photographer/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.
Today would have been Mary Smolen’s 103 Birthday if my mother had been alive. Although she passed away in 2007, I always think about her while I take care of Linda and the house. She would laugh at seeing me being domestic – cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry. As anyone who has heard my mother laugh, when she gets going, it’s infectious. Happy 103 Birthday, Mary Smolens. Thank you for being a great mom and raising four wonderful kids. You and dad should be proud of what you accomplished. They’re my best friends. We might be spread around the country; Michael and Beth cover the west coast, while John and I remain on the east coast.
I look forward to the weekly Zoom meeting, where we’ll reminisce about the effect Mary Smolens had on all of us.
Sorry for the lateness; it’s been busy past few weeks. Hopefully, my family has received the 2025 Peter and Linda’s Holiday Card in the mail by now. Those cards were in the first batch that I mailed late last week. I’m still doing others for friends, and I’m sorry they’ll be late. Now, I can share this year’s edition of the 2025 Peter and Linda’s Holiday Card with friends on website and Facebook.
For the past decade, I created a winter scene combining cats, birds, and other animals in the fine tradition set by one of my painting mentors, Laura Lavarnway, who has created a Santa paining for the past 24 years. This year, I added Linda as the focus of the digital painting. Enjoy!
Who’s going to purchase my last 2025 Digital Painting Calendar for sale? The 2025 Digital Painting Calendar contains 13 reproductions of my digital photo paintings, including digital images from landscapes, silhouettes, and other illustrations.
I still have copies of my “Creating Digital Paintings” book for sale. It’s a revised, updated, and expanded version of the 2019 publication of “Photo Painting using Adobe Photoshop.” It’s a hands-on, practical guide that shows you how to create a digital painting from a photograph or freehand.
You can purchase “Creating Digital Paintings” from Amazon, and both the book and the P.B.S. Studios 2025 Digital Painting Calendar are available from my Etsy shopor through the “Contact Me” form on the pbsstudios.com website or email: psmolens@pbsstudios.com. I accept credit card payments.
PBS Studios is a feature and content writer/photographer/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.
Manassas Art Group (MAG), is one of the vendors at the 2024 Artist Inventory Sale on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at the Art Factory, 9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110 in downtown Manassas, VA. 2024 Inventory Art Show on Saturday is from 12 PM – 5 PM.
I’ll display a selection of framed and unframed versions of my digital art, including my latest digital painting, “Winter Snowman and Nature!”
I’ll also sell my 2025 Digital Painting Calendar at both shows, which contains 13 reproductions of my digital photo paintings, including digital images from landscapes, silhouettes, and other illustrations.
My new book, “Creating Digital Paintings,” is also for sale. It’s a revised, updated, and expanded version of the 2019 publication of “Photo Painting using Adobe Photoshop.” It’s a hands-on, practical guide that shows you how to create a digital painting from a photograph or freehand.
You can purchase “Creating Digital Paintings” from Amazon, and both the book and the P.B.S. Studios 2025 Digital Painting Calendar are available from my Etsy shop or through the “Contact Me” form on the pbsstudios.com website or email: psmolens@pbsstudios.com. I accept credit card payments
PBS Studios is a feature and content writer/photographer/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
I hope you will stop by Patriot High School in Nokesville, VA, for their Holiday Arts and Crafts show tomorrow, Saturday, December 7th. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., I’ll be with my art with my art group, MAG, showing my digital art.
It’s a perfect time and place to holiday shop for arts and crafts created by local artists. It’s supposed to be a beautiful Friday night, so come and see fantastic art by local artists.
For more information, please see Patriot HS PTSA’s Holiday Market – Bristow Beat
I am announcing my art group, Manassas Art Group (MAG), will be one of the vendors showing our art at the 2024 Artist Inventory Sale on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at the Art Factory, 9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110 in downtown Manassas, VA, from 12 PM – 3 PM.
I’ll also sell my 2025 Digital Painting Calendar at both shows, which contains 13 reproductions of my digital photo paintings, including digital images from landscapes, silhouettes, and other illustrations.
My new book, “Creating Digital Paintings,” is also for sale. It’s a revised, updated, and expanded version of the 2019 publication of “Photo Painting using Adobe Photoshop.” It’s a hands-on, practical guide that shows you how to create a digital painting from a photograph or freehand.
You can purchase “Creating Digital Paintings” from Amazon, and both the book and the P.B.S. Studios 2025 Digital Painting Calendar are available from my Etsy shopor through the “Contact Me” form on the pbsstudios.com website or email: psmolens@pbsstudios.com. I accept credit card payments.
PBS Studios is a feature and content writer/photographer/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.
I hope you will stop by Patriot High School in Nokesville, VA, for their Holiday Arts and Crafts show on Saturday, December 7th. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., I’ll be with my art with my art group, MAG, showing my digital art.
Patriot HS PTSA’s Holiday Market – Bristow Beat
Attached is one of my favorite winter digital paintings, “Winter Snowman and Nature.”
It’s a perfect time and place to holiday shop for arts and crafts created by local artists. Saturday is supposed to be a beautiful day, so come and see fantastic art by local artists.
I am announcing my art group, Manassas Art Group (MAG), will be one of the vendors showing our art at the 2024 Artist Inventory Sale on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at the Art Factory, 9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA 20110 in downtown Manassas, VA, from 12 PM – 3 PM.
I’ll also sell my 2025 Digital Painting Calendar at both shows, which contains 13 reproductions of my digital photo paintings, including digital images from landscapes, silhouettes, and other illustrations.
My new book, “Creating Digital Paintings,” is also for sale. It’s a revised, updated, and expanded version of the 2019 publication of “Photo Painting using Adobe Photoshop.” It’s a hands-on, practical guide that shows you how to create a digital painting from a photograph or freehand. You can purchase “Creating Digital Paintings” from Amazon, and both the book and the P.B.S. Studios 2025 Digital Painting Calendar are available from my Etsy shop or through the “Contact Me” form on the pbsstudios.com website or email: psmolens@pbsstudios.com. I accept credit card payments.
PBS Studios is a feature and content writer/photographer/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.
I hope you will stop by Centerfuse Workplace Center in downtown Manassas tonight (Friday) from 6 to 9 p.m. I’ll be with my art with my art group, MAG, showing my digital art as part of the First Friday Fall Gallery Walk.
Here is a winter scene called “Winter Tree & Path in Moonlight.” It’s part of my Silhouette Series. I’ll be displaying this and a selection of framed and unframed digital paintings.
I’ll also be selling my 2025 Digital Painting Calendar, which contains 13 reproductions of my digital photo paintings, including digital images from landscapes, silhouettes, and other illustrations.
My new book, “Creating Digital Paintings,” is also for sale. It’s a revised, updated, and expanded version of the 2019 publication of “Photo Painting using Adobe Photoshop.” It’s a hands-on, practical guide that shows you how to create a digital painting from a photograph or freehand.
You can purchase “Creating Digital Paintings” from Amazon. Both the book and the P.B.S. Studios 2025 Digital Painting Calendar are available from my Etsy shop or through the “Contact Me” form on the pbsstudios.com website or email: psmolens@pbsstudios.com. I accept credit card payments on my Square account, PayPal, check, or Money Order.
After visiting me at Centerfuse Workplace Center, you can see other artists in stores around downtown Manassas. My artist friends will show their latest creations, including John Hartt at the Man Cave, Valerie Larson at the Doug’s Deli, and the p-ART-ners art group at the Ground Central coffee shop. Hopefully, it will be a nice Friday night, so come and see fantastic art by local artists.
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
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I hope you will stop by Centerfuse Workplace Center in downtown Manassas this Friday night, November 1st. From 6 to 9 p.m., I’ll be with my art with my art group, MAG, showing my digital art as part of the First Friday Fall Gallery Walk.
Since it’s Halloween week, Here are a couple of digital paintings, “Halloween Face” and “Halloween Pumpkin,” which are part of my Nighttime Silhouette series of digital paintings.
The 2025 Digital Painting Calendar contains 13 reproductions of my digital photo paintings, including digital images of landscapes, silhouettes, and other illustrations.
You can purchase “Creating Digital Paintings” from Amazon, and both the book and the P.B.S. Studios 2025 Digital Painting Calendar are available from my Etsy shop, through the “Contact Me” form on the pbsstudios.com website, or by email at psmolens@pbsstudios.com. I accept credit card payments on my Square account, PayPal, checks, or Money Orders.
After visiting me at Centerfuse Workplace Center, you can see other artists in stores around downtown Manassas. My artist friends will show their latest creations, including John Hartt at the Man Cave, Valerie Larson at the Doug’s Deli, and the p-ART-ners art group at the Ground Central coffee shop. Hopefully, it will be a nice Friday night, so come and see fantastic art by local artists.
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
In this edition of my P.B.S. Studios Journal, I cover a follow-up to the Brentsville Art Show, a reminder of the 2025 Digital Painting Calendar and Website Update, and the P.B.S. Studios Corporate headquarters got a facelift – a new roof!
Thank you to all of you who came out to Brentsville Day. I was one of seven artists from MAG who showed my framed and unframed digital art. On display was my new book, “Creating Digital Paintings,” and my 2025 P.B.S. Studios Digital Painting Calendar for sale. The book is a revised, updated, and expanded version of the 2019 publication of “Photo Painting using Adobe Photoshop.” It’s a hands-on, practical guide that shows you how to create a digital painting from a photograph or freehand.
The 2025 Digital Painting Calendar contains 13 reproductions of my digital photo paintings, including digital images of landscapes, silhouettes, and other illustrations.
I have two paintings, “Cabin in the Woods” and “Colorful Sunset with Canoe,” on display as part of the Manassas Art Group (MAG) art show at the Centerfuse Coworking Space in downtown Manassas, VA.
With the publication of my 2025 Digital Painting Calendar, I updated the P.B.S. Studios website.
Additional changes are in the works. They’ll be announced as they are implemented in the future.
There is a new roof at P.B.S. Studios Corporate headquarters. After a couple of weeks of bad weather delayed the installation, Marshall Roofing of Lorton, VA, replaced the aging cedar shake roof with a new one. Although the installation process was loud, it only took two days, and the results look great! I’m delighted with the whole installation process.
P.B.S. Studios is a feature and content writer/photography/digital painting company that has 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, 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 some photographic prints and digital artworks are available on my Etsy shop.
Today is the day! Believe it or not, it’s supposed to be clear, and the sun is expected to make an appearance. My art group, MAG, will be one of the vendors showing our art at Brentsville Day today, Saturday, October 28, 2024, at the Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre in Brentsville, VA, from 10 AM – 5 PM.
I’ll display a selection of framed and unframed versions of my digital art, including my recent digital painting, “Moonlight Landscape with Nature!” a part of my silhouette collection.
My new book, “Creating Digital Paintings,” is also for sale. It’s a revised, updated, and expanded version of the 2019 publication of “Photo Painting using Adobe Photoshop.” It’s a hands-on, practical guide that shows you how to create a digital painting from a photograph or freehand.
Come on out and see a selection of artwork by local Northern Virginia artists.
P.B.S. Studios is proud to announce that the 2025 Digital Painting Calendar is now available. The calendar contains 13 reproductions of my digital photo paintings, including digital images of landscapes, silhouettes, and other illustrations.
I’ll have calendars at the Brentsville Art Show. You can also purchase the P.B.S. Studios 2025 Digital Painting Calendar from my Etsy shop, through the “Contact Me” form on the pbsstudios.com website, or by email at psmolens@pbsstudios.com. I accept credit card payments through my Square and PayPal accounts, checks, or Money Orders.
P.B.S. Studios is a feature and content writer/photography/digital painting company that has 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, 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 some photographic prints and digital artworks are available on my Etsy shop.
If you have questions or comments, use the Contact Me form or email me at psmolens@pbsstudios.com. I accept credit card payments on my Square account, PayPal, check, or Money Order.