Syndicated Artist Sells Original Work Online -- Launches Website

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Houston, TX -- February 2, 2001 -- Though he resides in Texas, geography is not an issue anymore if you want to purchase original art from Howard Sherman. His newly renovated website is up and running. Buying art that speaks to you can be a time-consuming process, says Sherman. Visiting my website saves your shoe leather."

With a strong background in digital art and cartooning (since 1993, he has had a syndicated, award-winning daily comic strip to 18 newspapers nationwide), Howard Sherman has shifted direction over the years to acrylic/oils. His highly acclaimed signature style is abstract portraiture.

I think peoples faces are interesting," says Sherman. I like bringing out the subtleties in their expressions and character."

By clicking on Shermans website, http://www.howardsherman.com/, visitors can purchase his original acrylic/oil paintings on a 16x20 canvas. Quality reproductions of the original art are available for the art lover on a budget. Pixel-perfect digital prints the same size as the originals can be purchased for $150 or a postcard size print matted in an 8x10 frame for only $20. Shipping is free. Or, for the person who thinks they have everything, it is possible (schedule permitting) that Sherman can be commissioned to paint a portrait. Visitors can also register for his recently unveiled monthly newsletter, A Brush With Art."

To see his work live, it is possible to visit the M. MacKenzie Gallery (130 Main St. Spring, TX 77373, Telephone: 281.528.9474) which currently represents Howard Sherman. He has also recently been accepted by The World Wide Arts Resources Corporation, http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/s/starbucks/. Solid Expressions and Howard Sherman recently signed a contract of representation where his work will soon be found at http://www.solidexpressions.com.

With his talent and his philosophy, he just might end up turning the art world on its ear," said a recent article about Sherman in 002 Magazine. A Houston native, Howard Sherman has had exhibitions at Blue Door Studios, Ashland Street Theater, The Art League of Houston, Barnaby's Café, Art Stop Gallery and an ongoing exhibition at M.Mackenzie Gallery. A full list of exhibitions is available at his site "In 1999, Sherman was the illustrator for the book, Do You Want Fries With That?" (Winedale Publishing) by Ken Hoffman, a nationally syndicated author. In 1998 & 1997, Howard Sherman was Best of Show Winner at Digital Art Show at Art Stop Gallery. His art has been the subject of features in television, magazines and newspapers.