Pawblo Picasso® and the Calendar Factory!

"The Schnauzerberries taste like Schnauzerberries!"

Here's your chance to win custom Pawblo Picasso® artwork and other fabulous prizes while supporting a great cause!! I am donating 15% of my profits to the Animal Rescue League of Boston. Even if you don't find a golden ticket, you still receive an adorable calendar (cat or dog) while giving back to an incredible rescue organization. The calendars make excellent gifts for any animal lover and fit perfectly into a stocking ;)

Here's how it works:

I have several confirmed prizes and I will continue to look for more for which I will be creating "golden ticket" vouchers. These golden tickets will be put into calendars at random. If you order calendars through my website, you will have a chance to win one of these tickets, (your chances increase the more calendars you order). Just open up the calendars when they arrive and look for that gold shimmer!

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Thank you to everyone who has participated... All of the golden tickets have been found! Stay tuned for next year :)

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Here are the prizes so far:

$250 Gift Card for Rover.com (in-home dog-sitting and pet care) (FOUND)

3-Month Subscription of Dog Treats from 2 Dogs Treats (FOUND)

16x20 Custom Pawblo Picasso Acrylic Painting ($490 value) (FOUND)

8x10 Custom Pawblo Picasso Watercolor Portrait (FOUND)

(3) 4x6 Custom Pawblo Picasso Illustration (FOUND)

(2) Emergency Pet Pack (Courtesy of the Animal Rescue League of Boston) (FOUND)

Dog Goodie Bag (Courtesy of the Animal Rescue League of Boston) (FOUND)

Cat Goodie Bag (Courtesy of the Animal Rescue League of Boston) (FOUND)

If you are a pet-related business interested in sponsoring this campaign or next year's campaig, I will happily announce your gift via my social media pages and it will be an excellent marketing opportunity. The prize must be represented on a 4"x 5" voucher that I will print and attach to a golden ticket. The more businesses that participate and share this sweepstakes, the better the promotion works for everyone! I am happy to discuss how this will benefit your company....

please contact me: pawblopicasso@gmail.com

Running for The Animal Rescue League of Boston!

These past couple of months I have been running nearly every day to train for a 7-mile road race that takes place this weekend in beautiful Cape Cod Massachusetts. This race is called, The Falmouth Road Race, and it is a pretty prestigious race in the running world, attracting over 11,000 participants and elite runners from all over the world!  

When the Animal Rescue League sent out an application to run in their name, I jumped on the opportunity! I ran the 2011 Boston Marathon while raising money for the Ronald McDonald House of Boston and it was overwhelmingly the most positive experience I have ever had. 

If it isn't already obvious, I am a HUGE animal lover! Working as a professional pet portrait artist for the past three and a half years and engaging with other passionate animal lovers has really opened my eyes to the importance of rescuing our pets, and providing resources for injured or endangered wildlife. 

Millions of animals are dropped off at animal shelters each year, and a large percentage of those animals are euthanized due to lack of funding and space. Organizations like ARL are committed to saving as many of these animals as they can by caring for them until they can be placed in loving homes. ARL would not exist if it weren't for their passionate volunteers, and generous donations from people like you!

I set out on this fundraising campaign aiming to raise $1,800. I am SO CLOSE! I have nearly 8,000 followers on Instagram and 2,500 "likes" on Facebook. If everyone donated just one dollar it would amount to a lot of good! Of course, it is unrealistic to expect that many people to help out. I generally don't like soliciting, which is why I waited until the last possible moment to do so. The race is this Sunday, do you think you can help me reach my goal??

Your tax-deductible gift to the Animal Rescue League of Boston will ensure that animals in distress receive the care they need, and a chance to be adopted into a caring home.  

I will send you a 2015 Pawblo Picasso Desk Calendar of your choice (cats or dogs) for any donations over $50. 

ALSO, consider adopting your next pet from ARL! "Like" them on Facebook and check out their Instagram account to get regular updates on the cuties that are available for adoption. We couldn't do it without all of your support, and on behalf of the ARL team and all of our furry (and scaly and feathery) friends that can't speak.... THANK YOU!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY FUNDRAISING PAGE

xoxoxo (huge wet dog kisses and sandpaper kitty licks)

Love, Pawblo Picasso

Looking pretty good at the halfway point... there's a reason I'm not showing you the finish line photos :)

photo credit: www.arlboston.org

2015 Pawblo Picasso Cat Calendar (FREE with your donation of $50 or more!)

2015 Pawblo Picasso calendars! Choose one with your donation of $50 or more!

Winners of the October HOWL-o-ween Photo Competition!

The October HOWL-o-ween photo competition has come to the conclusion! All of the photos were so awesome :) 

The winner of the first place prize with 319 "likes" is.... Rigoletto! He wins a free 8x10 custom painting. Stay tuned to see how that turns out!

 

The second place prize goes to Rex, Cece, and Luke with 284 "likes"! Their owner gets 50% off of any size custom painting! 

 

Finally, the third place winner is Vito with 108 "likes"! His owner with get 25% off of any size custom painting!

 

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who participated! Your efforts help make my business more visible and I sincerely appreciate it :) I look forward to working on these paintings! 

Pet photo competition winners!

We have reached the conclusion of our first competition!  It was pretty fun and I've definitely learned some things along the way for future competitions (stay tuned). In the end I decided to award the first, second, and third place winners.  

Coming in first place with 88 votes winning a FREE 8x10 portrait is Max! What a beautiful dog!

Coming in second place, with 68 votes, is Shorty! His owner will get 50% off any painting size! Shorty will look GREAT in painted form!

Coming in third place, with 56 votes was Maggie! Her lucky owner will get 20% off any size painting!  Maggie will make a wonderful model!

Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to everyone who participated!  Stay tuned for future competitions!!

Pet Photo Competition!

I have decided to have a pet photo competition!  Enter your favorite photo of your pet on the promotions section of my facebook page for a chance to win a FREE 8x10 custom painting!  Hurry up--the entries for this competition are filling up quickly! Get on Facebook and VOTE!