We like the concept of the wood stove. Entry #4 stove looks great with the added scrolls. The bolder font in entry #1 looks western style, which is good. Entry's #3 and #2 are interesting as well. The sweeps seem a little too laid back, however (hand in pocket, flared pants). Perhaps it might look good to have the stove on one side and the chimney sweep on the other? Beautiful art work!!! . Nice job!
You are a great artist and you really listened! Entry #8: The less lazy chimney sweep looks like he's saluting. Maybe he could have some chains or ropes over the shoulder to give him something to do with that arm. We liked the color/font of entry #1 the best so far. Still leaning toward the idea of using the state of Texas in the design. Others have agreed that it would be cool....after all, our business name includes the word Texas. We would like seeing more designs with it.
No problem! Hope everything is ok. We've had some terrible weather in North Texas the past week, so it's been dicey here. Thanks for staying in the contest. We look forward to seeing more entries from you if possible.