The highlight of my break will be relaxing on the bed (made with new sheets from Christmas... 400 THREAD COUNT!!!) watching horror movies and eating cookies. :) It hasn't happened yet... but there's still a week left and I have hope!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Xmas Owls
I guess I don't paint as much Christmas inspired paintings as much as I do Halloween... But I love owls either way!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
IF: Separated
Sometimes I have to separate my kids to their own rooms... They are polar opposites in almost every way! Except cuteness... :)
I've started playing with hot press more.
Friday, December 2, 2011
IF: Vanity
I keep missing all these Illustration Friday topics!!! So busy!!!
I bought some hot press just to see if I'd like it... I was pleasantly surprised... :) I definitely like how easy it is to scan. No paper texture....
Fuji X10
Someone is supremely happy. :) My hubby got me an early Christmas gift..... Yay! I get so worried about dragging my 7D around and damaging it that he got me to Fuji X10 as my everyday street camera! AH! It's wonderful! And it has full manual controls that are easy to access!! Here are some pics of it! Beautimous!
and here's a sample pic I took outside :) ***super macro mode?!!***
And last but not least, I had the opportunity to design and build the scene and backdrop for the Troy Landry autograph signing here in Natchitoches for the 2011 Christmas Festival! I didn't have much time since it was around Thanksgiving, but I can definitely say I tried my best! Big huge thanks to my Dad for helping with the backdrop frame and my brother for the transportation and help with setting up the scene!! Here are some pics when we were just about finished with my brother, Andrew, and his daughter, Marie! (we put burlap sacks in the piroque and spanish moss....)
and here's a sample pic I took outside :) ***super macro mode?!!***
Yay for NEW ART!
I had to do this... I've had this whole theme in my head for months now and I've finally started on it! It is acrylic on luan wood panel. Expect to see more :) Maybe not soon, but after the holidays for sure!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Satanic?
Of all the ways that I could be censored.... this piece? Really? It feels so disappointing.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Graphic Communications
I'm taking Graph Comm classes. One is required... but the other isn't for my major. I want to learn how to use the programs more efficiently so I knew it would be a good idea to take the class anyway. I've come to really like Graphic Communication even though I don't believe I will be doing much of it later in life. Knowledge is power. :)
Here are some assignments I've done.
Here are some assignments I've done.
IF: Striped
That darn striped scarf.. always getting caught on the holly bushes while she skips down the snowy path!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
IF: Scary
Things are a tad hectic around here... so I've done the last two IF illustrations in my moleskin as quick paintings... Hope you don't mind...
Halloween is a special day for me. I decorate my house for the trick or treaters (there seem to be a shortage where I live... in decorated houses, not trick or treaters..) and go all out with costumes and candy. But what I can't do is scare the kids that walk up to my door. I just can't do it. Some are so little and terrified, it would break my heart. So, though I would love to be really gorey, I usually dress up as something cute. The things I do for my community...
IF: Fuel
Okay so this is late.... I apologize.
This can be my fuel for many days some times.... Ramen :) To be specific, Maruchan Ramen, Beef Flavor.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
IF: Contraption
Little Jenny, the pumpkin witch, just wanted a normal broom! She wasn't interested in these weird contraptions!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Book Job!
Got my first PAYING book job! I'm so excited! And it's for a sweet woman who developed such a sweet story! It wouldn't matter to me if this book didn't bring in any money with sales (though the story is so touching I would hope that it would benefit some children out there) I would still illustrate it for her! Here we go, people! It's all up from here, right? :)
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
IF: Mysterious
When I think about the word "mysterious," I think about all those old detective movies with trench coats and that elusive briefcase!
300lb Canson watercolor paper!
Less than 2 months away!!
And I just picked up my Martha Stewart's Halloween special this morning! I'm ecstatic!!!
300lb Canson watercolor paper :) yum yum
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Monster Halloween
Because Monsters dress up as humans on Halloween.... :)
The end scene (possibly) of a story I'm putting together.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Conversations with the Moon
I just finished ("finished" is state loosely) redecorating my studio and it is now a calm yellow instead of brown paneling. I think its benefiting my mood while I work :)
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
IF: OBSESSED
Haha! This makes me laugh because it is so true for some girls! Don't get me wrong, I get obsessed, but with THINGS like books and movies and ART SUPPLIES. But people? Nope.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
IF: Midsummer Night
When I saw the topic this week, I immediately thought of the Shakespeare play Midsummer Night's Dream and of Titania, queen of fairies. :)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
this is how I feel
I'm tired, disappointed, and out of spunk. Its so hard to motivate yourself without the proper environment and at the moment my studio is filled with boxes of cabinets that I foresee will never be installed. Also lack of support can be depressing. I would say that I needed a vacation, but I really don't want to go anywhere or do anything! I just want to paint!!!!! I want to build a bubble around myself and paint without any interruptions!
Wish me luck :)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Oh Me Oh Mi!
Lookie what I got in the maiiillll!!!! Purchased from VERABEE whom happens to be one of my fave illustrators!!! So so so happy! Everyone needs to purchase her new and FIRST graphic novel: Anya's Ghost from Amazon! I know I will be :)
..........I can't stop touching my postcards........
Friday, June 17, 2011
Style
I think... no I KNOW I'm impatient. Even when it comes to the things I love to do. I find artists all the time that take so much time in one piece. Days, weeks, months!! But me, I want to finish in hours!! Patience must come with time, I guess. But gahlee, I'm 28!!! Maybe my style is to be sloppy and fast with my painting. Maybe I can make it a "style" at least. :)
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Project
This is just a practice painting on scratch paper of the real illustration. I'm testing out styles... I think I like this heavy/ sloppy style most. :)
I recently found out that I can publish my own books through Lulu WITH an ISBN number! How sweet is that!!!??
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
It's Summer Time
And here in Louisiana, that means its dreadfully hot and muggy. So I like to stay inside with the occasional sun while mowing the backyard (Vitamin D!). I have summer classes but they are all online this year being that I needed to get some of my core classes out of the way. This all boils down to free time for painting!!! I'm trying to get a style down. I think I'm still trying to figure out what I like best as far as outlining and coloring. I love my rapidograph pens for outlining because my illustrations are too small for me to outline with a brush. (so I say... I'm really just not that experienced with outlining with a brush...) I've seen many illustrations that are outlined with a colored pencil, but I think I color too dark with my watercolor for the colored pencil to stand out...
ALSO, I've been more and more interested in digitally painting. I have a wacom and photoshop... why not right? So I think I'll be testing out these different methods to find out which one suits me best.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
IF: Soaked
I would hate to have been left out in the rain.
But then again, I love playing in the rain!
Watercolor on 140 lb cold press (yes cold press... it looks like hot press because it's cheap paper....)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
IF: Safari
I need to get back into the Illustration Friday game! Spring Semester is finally over and now I'm starting my first Summer session! I should have more time to paint unless my summer courses go crazy...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Edward Scissorhands
Nucleus Gallery had an exhibit with art inspired by the movie Edward Scissorhands! I wish I was in the up and up to be able to be apart of these things!! None the less, I wanted to make something! It ended up being rushed, but I still like it. Originally they were going to be in a snow globe... cheesy??? Probably... :)
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Vampira!
I'm going to be practicing more with my sketching on this -awesome- dark paper. I really like how I can use my white colored pencil for highlights...
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Blush
I did this while working at the Natchitoches Art Guild a while back (Fall 2010?) and I like how it turned out. The paper I used was terrible (Cotman 140lb - TERRIBLE) and since it was so cheap I bought two block of them! I think I may still have a block left to use... I use it when I'm just practicing since my GLORIOUS ARCHES watercolor paper is so dang expensive.
Ghoul Love
I'm going to have to draw smaller. This painting was too big for my scanner so I took a photo and look how horrible it looks!!!
Anyway, I'm feeling a bit ghouly today and needed some creepiness to paint. This looks a lot better as a sketch, unfortunately. I think I may redo it with some different colors to make the ghoul and skeleton stand out.
Watercolor on Canson Watercolor 140lb Paper
IF: Bottled
This is immediately what I thought about when I saw the new topic for Illustration Friday! But then after doing it (and having time to do another which doesn't happen very often) I played around and made this next one! Can't decide which one I like most...
Sunday, April 3, 2011
IF: Duet
Sometimes Mommy's little princess doesn't want to eat her vegetables! A two sided argument can seem like a duet... right? :)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
IF: Toy
So I drew this... then I didn't feel like transferring it to watercolor paper... So I scanned it and painted it digitally! I think it came out better than expected... I'm not all that great at painting digitally so I feel proud. :)
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