Manassas Police Department Association Commemorative Run For Fallen Officer

Manassas, Virginia Officer John D. Conner the 3rd tragically fell in the line of duty.  

The City of Manassas honors his memory in many ways, including an annual 5-k run.  His next run is to occur  May 2, 2009.

A. Guy Studio was asked to design promotional materials for this event.  A  sample is shown here.  This sample is of a running banner to be used throughout the marathon route...the route that helps in the effort of promoting Officer Connor's brave memory.  

It features his badge and standing honor guard, as well as the traditional black/blue/black stripes worn in honor of a fallen officer.

Any person wishing to participate in this race, either running or volunteering to help the organization of the event, would be certainly welcome.  Please contact the Manassas City Police Association (MCPA).

We appreciate your support.

Historic Battle of Manassas 150th Anniversary Sparkling Cider

The Manassas Museum requested that a logo, created by A. Guy Studio, commemorating the 1st & 2nd Battles of Manassas/Bull Run, into a label for a Virginia sparkling cider, soon to be released.  This commemorative apple cider will be available via the Manassas Museum store "Echoes" in a short number of weeks.  Please use the link at the top right for further contact information.

The Manassas Museum asked A. Guy Studio to design a logo in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the battles of Manassas/Bull Run.

(Town names were used by Rebels and natural markings were used by Yankees, for labeling  battle engagements.  Manassas is the nearby town.  Bull Run is the name of a local creek, known by the local term as a "run").

This logo shows the First National Flag of the the Confederacy on the left, the American flag on the right.  An authentic cannon used to win the battle of First Manassas for the Confederacy is shown in the middle.  It is on display on the Museum grounds.

The "printer's ornaments and frames" are of the period and totally authentic, though altered slightly for design purposes.

This logo will be used for various branding and promotional purposes via the City of Manassas Museum.  Those interested in this this logo, this commemorative or products related to this historic event, can be reached by contacting "Echoes," the Museum store.  

Please see the link in my "Favorites" list on the right of this page, near the top.

Philip Carter Strother shows New Featured Painting at VA Wine Epo

At the recent Virginia Wine Expo, in the Commonwealth's capitol of Richmond, Philip Carter Strother (owner of Philip Carter Winery of Hume/Markam, Virginia) is shown a newly created painting of his family farm.  

Painted by Allan Guy, this painting is to go onto a special sub-brand, produced by Philip Carter Winery, with portions of the proceeds to go to charity, benefiting the beautiful northern Virginia Piedmont region.

Each year, specifically, a Virginia artist will be asked to contribute a Virginia scene (in his or her medium of choice) to this cause, benefitting the region that is the homeland of the Carter/Strother family...as well as that of Allan Guy, since before 1650.

The painting is an oil on prepared on fine, Molvin' d' Arches French watercolor paper and depicts the view of the headwaters of creeks leading into Crooked Run Valley, from the family farm named Valley View.  It is a working farm to this day, with productive orchards and cattle also being produced in abundance.

Look for a launching of this wine, featuring this artwork in the late spring!

Also, please look into Piedmont Virginia magazine, who kindly provided this photograph, but also provide a wonderful publication worthy of subscribing to! --special thanks to Margaret McCann.  This photo and her article describing it has been recently published in this fine magazine.