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Over the last month, I asked everyone to help me get “uncovered” -- and you came through! In the Uncovered 2 contest, four of my recent cover illustrations were vying for the chance to become a limited-edition giclee print. But as they say on every reality show known to mankind, “only ONE could be the winner...and America has chosen!” The winning image is Shadows from the Past from the novel by Lisa Marie Davis. The winner of the first print in the series plus the corresponding novel is Zahra Owens. Congratulations! Giclee prints are now available for the first day reduced price of $32.50 in my Etsy store HERE . I announced the winner this morning on Michele and Jeff's Review blog, and also shared some stories and pictures of my artistic escapades through the years. I even dug up a whole slew of photos from the archives (a.k.a. my parents' basement) to go along with the post. Check it out HERE . Here's one of the aforementioned photos (isn't he a snappy dresser?): ...

Last year, I held a contest called "Uncovered" and many of you helped select The Hired Man  as the first novel cover giclee print offering in my online store. And now I'm feeling indecisive again. This time, I have four cover illustrations for you to choose from. Decisions, decisions! And one lucky voter will randomly be chosen to receive the first print in the series as well as the corresponding novel/novella courtesy of Dreamspinner Press. Yay! So go cast your vote HERE .  I introduced the contest and shared many of my recent illustrations as well as process pics on Elisa Rolle's site today: PAUL RICHMOND: UNCOVERED 2 .

The website Smart Bitches Trashy Books held a caption contest for my Mistletoe Madness cover, and at this point there are over two hundred entries. Grab some eggnog and enjoy the full collection HERE , or enjoy a few appetizers below: Is that a candy cane in your pants, or are you just happy to see me? ~Micki Silent night, horny night, boner’s warm, underwear’s tight. ~Buffy It’s gonna be a hard candy Christmas! ~Brett G. Perhaps Mark should have been more specific when he told Steve to put the nuts out. ~D.W. Marchwell And a heartwarming little poem by Melissandre: ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and I was nonplussed, Not a creature was stirring, including some lust! My partner had dusted, decked halls, and gift wrapped; Now all that he sought was a long winter’s nap. But I wasn’t ready to go straight to bed, But what could make “sugarplums” dance in his head? Then, what to my wondering eyes should appear But those Christmas briefs (got as a gag...

In my recent Uncovered contest, I invited everyone to vote on their favorite of three cover illustrations to help me decide which one should become a limited-edition print. Recently on the site Shared Wisdom, I revealed that the winning image is The Hired Man, from the novel by Jan Irving. Prints are now available in my online store HERE , and I invite everyone to pop over to Shared Wisdom HERE to check out the article in which I share some of the sketches and reference photos used for my novel illustrations. Here's a peek: Also, congratulations to Laurie G. Ballantyne-Gaska who was chosen as the winner of the Uncovered contest and will receive the first print of The Hired Man as well as a copy of the book courtesy of Dreamspinner Press.

Out in America ran an article today about my UNCOVERED contest. Check it out here (text re-printed below): OUT IN AMERICA . UNCOVERING PAUL RICHMOND Paul Richmond's in a pickle! He can't decide which of his latest novel cover illustrations should be released as a limited-edition giclee print. Enter Paul Richmond's UNCOVERED Contest and you could win the first print in the series as a reward! Simply choose your favorite painting from the three options, fill out the entry form, and voilà - you will automatically be entered in a drawing to receive the first print in the edition of 200 made for the winning image. Also, if you're chosen as the winner, Dreamspinner Press will include a copy of the novel/novella with the prize (a print copy if it is a novel and ebook for novella). Visit the contest website for more details: www.paulrichmonduncovered.blogspot.com. Richmond's paintings have graced the covers of twelve recent/upcoming releases from Dreamspinner Press, includ...

I need your help deciding which of my latest novel cover illustrations should be released as a limited-edition giclee print, and you could win the FIRST print in the series as a reward! Check out my new contest, UNCOVERED here . Simply choose your favorite painting from the three options, fill out the entry form, and voilà - you will automatically be entered in a drawing to receive the first print in the edition of 200 made for the winning image. Also, if you're chosen as the winner, Dreamspinner Press will include a copy of the novel/novella with the prize (a print copy if it is a novel and ebook for novella). Good luck!!

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