#6: I like this. But I am not sure if I want to highlight my initials with the palette knife. I like the type you selected for my name, it looks very "art" like.
#7: One quick question - Do you think the look of the "S" could imply that I don't paint well with the palette knife? Call me paranoid ... but I am just not sure!
I was trying to make the "S" look like "just out of the tube paint". I really don't think it implies bad painting in any way, but a natural painterly feel. I could refine the "s" but think you will lose the feel of paint...I'll work on some more :)