Time for a change

One last look at my old blog design.

A New Post...Finally!

So, I have been drawing and working, but just not posting.  Finally, I filmed a a tour of my first art school sketchbook.

Smash Cake Time Lapse Youtube Video

If you'd like to see a time lapse of me painting and foiling this children's illustration please click here.  If the hyperlink is not working the full link is below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRinVFFRQZc

My first commission!

Hey guys!  Brilliant news...I was commissioned for my 1st professional piece this week.  I created a watercolor illustration of a little girl for her first birthday.  The name is hand lettered in a swirly, curly q font that I created then covered with crafting foil.   Amoya is such a beautiful little girl and it was a fun project.  Thank you D.S. for this opportunity, I feel truly blessed to have worked on it! 

DIY Mug Tutorial on Youtube

Happy New Year.  I just posted my second tutorial on Youtube.  Click here if you like to make this mug, create your own transfer paper or transfer any image to a mug.

If the hyperlink isn't working, here is the web address:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb3Voe0jOns

Let me know if you'd like to make the same mug, leave a comment below and I'll post make a blog post with my sketches.  If you use the image, it's for non commercial use only.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

    

Merry Christmas Y'all!

 I don't know if I had more time on my hands or more energy, but I made hand painted watercolor Christmas cards last year.  This year, I decided to do it the easy way I pulled out my patterned paper and card making supplies.  Either way I like the results. 

Inktober #3 the Gibson Girl Challenge

Can I say how much I love Inktober!  It's been a lot of fun & since it's almost over I thought I'd try something harder and what could be harder than replicating a master artist. So, this is my study of one of the most famous modern women.

Guess what month it is?

It's Inktober!  I participated last year, but I never posted any of the pictures on my blog.  So, this is my 2nd year of Inktober, but my first official post!

Inktober #2: I hate Mondays!

Sorry for the bad camera work.  Gouache and ink on regular sketchbook paper.   

Playing around with gouache in my sketchbook

Gouache on regular card stock and sketchbook paper.

Medusa and her snakes...

Happy Summer everybody!  It's been wonderful!  I have a lot of updates & I hope to get a couple moments to post what I've been working on, update everyone on art school and show off my latest sketchbook. 

Playing with Prismacolor Again

Sometimes Prismacolor markers..... kinda......uh..... make me want to scream.  They are the Mariah Carey to my Nicki Minaj. There I said it!  They're finicky & difficult to blend, I can spend 30 minutes to an hour on the smallest of drawings,  and the colorless blender always does the opposite of what I think it should do.  Yet somehow, I'm always excited to play and practice with them, and when a sketch turns out halfway decent I feel overjoyed.   So, maybe they're the Ross to my Rachel--totally loveable but sometimes we need a break.  

Happy New Year!

Happy 2015 everybody! For me, 2015 has started on a fantastic note...busy, but fantastic.  Yours truly is taking 2 art classes this semester (digital painting & human figure I), applying for a gallery show at a public library, getting ready to  study art in Italy next summer (maybe this summer, but not holding my breath) & I've been commissioned to design thank you cards for a local non-profit!   Whaaaaaat?! Yep, I'm that busy artist. 

So, here are a couple drawings from my human figure class. I'll re-post the one on the left when it's finished.

On the 9th day of Christmas...

...my true love gave to me, a rest and a chance to pick my favorite so far.

On the 8th day of Christmas...

...my true love gave to me, a brand new pair of pink ice skates

On the 7th day of Christmas...

...my true love gave to me, A PUPPY!

On the 6th day of Christmas

...my true love gave to me, a new iPhone 6.

I inked the iphone messages after I took the picture and I forgot to take another pic.

Here's the conversations:

Gray message: whatcha doin?
Green message:  nothing, just chillin.  Get it...just chilling.
Gray message: LOL
Green message: n u?
Gray message: gettin ready to melt u later.
Green message: Whaaaa?!?!?!
Gray message: stupid autocorrect...MEET you later.
Green message: No worries, happens to the best of us.

On the 5th day of Christmas...

...my true love gave to me, winter berries to put under the tree.

On the 4th day of Christmas...

... my true love gave to me, a candy cane filled with love.

On the 3rd day of Christmas...

my true love gave to me...the Christmas shopping list for all our family and friends.