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Today's Painting

After the Storm

Paynes Prairie

10x20 inches

600.00

I'm delighted that Conservation Trust for Florida has become a partner to us in the Six Artists Six Prairies project. I have supported their efforts for a long time and feel really good about having them on board, along with North Florida Land Trust, Alachua Conservation Trust, and Friends of Paynes Prairie. I will be the liaison for Conservation Trust For Florida for the duration of the project.  I've been working on small prairie paintings through the summer up at the loft.

Tip of the Day 

Replace old fluorescent lights with newer, more efficient models with electronic ballasts (such as retrofit T12 lights with magnetic ballasts to T8 lights and electronic ballasts).

Replace your high-use incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent lights. A compact fluorescent light uses 75 percent less electricity to produce the same amount of light as an incandescent bulb. The compact fluorescent will last about 10,000 hours as opposed to the 600 to 1,000 hour average life of an incandescent. By replacing a 100-watt incandescent with an equivalent 25-watt compact fluorescent, you can save more than $90 per bulb in electricity costs over the 10,000-hour lifetime of the compact fluorescent.

Make sure that bulbs, fixtures, lenses, lamps and reflective surfaces are cleaned regularly. By removing grease, dust and other dirt, you can increase the output of your lights.

Install automatic, occupancy sensor room-lighting controls to turn lights on or off depending on occupancy or time of day.

From Consumer Energy Center

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