The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

In addition to being a proficient artist who paints with pastels, scratchboard, and acrylic, Debbie Hughbanks knows a LOT about boxes, because she's always sending her artwork somewhere.

"A good box is 'key' to shipping successfully," says the western and wildlife painter, who last year was accepted into 11 major national shows. "I wrote an article, Shipping Pastel Paintings for the Fainthearted, that addressed shipping if you don't purchase the special art shipment boxes."

From the Western Spirit Art Show in Cheyenne, Wyoming to the Artists for Conservation Exhibit in Qingdao City, China,...