Free Crappy Portraits

I found out about this awesome site from Kat at Zanni Plain Jane Fashion...

It is called Free Crappy Portraits and it is exactly what it sounds like!

I submitted just a random photo of myself just to see what they would come up with and a few weeks later they sent me my free drawing!!!

 Haha. I love it. 

You should definitely check it out.

http://www.freecrappyportraits.com/

Original photo by Ben Rains

"The Lovelies" sticker pack

Introducing "The Lovelies"

The Lovelies are a group of four girls who are a bit conniving but by all means fashionable. These illustrated stickers are approximately 2.5 inches in width, the length differs with each sticker due to their hairstyles. Complete with a "matte" finish these stickers would be perfect for anyone interested in illustration, fashion, scrap booking, and more!

View them here


Bad news, my son has destroyed my laptop. Along with the missing keys it now has lines going through the screen and I need to get a new computer for school before next Fall. Saving all of my Etsy sales in hopes that I can achieve my goal.

Flapper

Flapper girl...with tea-stain. 

Doll.

Dolls.

 Though I never got into them when I was younger I have always loved the way they looked, innocent and absolutely lovely. Dolls have been present in the earliest civilizations, in fact they are the oldest of toys to be found. First discovered inside Egyptian tombs around 2000 BCE. They have also been found in Greece and Rome and it was common to find them in the children's graves. Most were made of wood. Dolls with movable limbs and removable clothing date back to 200 BCE...

So speaking of dolls, a sort of peculiar interest to me sparked up in my life. I like paper dolls. Old and New. Though I don't put really them together, I do however admire the artwork and the diversity presented in each one. I even framed the ones I received from Mab Graves.

Sadly, I could not find many sources for these images but the few labeled ones actually have Etsy stores.

1. Mab Graves

2&3. Wool and Water

Paper Doll Links:

Fuck Yeah Paper Dolls

Vintage Paper Doll

Paper Doll Central

:)

In a World of My Own

...which is exactly where I have been lately. I have been slipping out of reality just so I can do more creative things. Life becomes too dull doing work all of the time...so I ignored what needed to be done these past days to energize my imagination. A world of my own.

I feel more productive when I put in music by my favorite composers who are: Joe Hisaishi, Yann Tiersen, and Clint Mansell. I also recently bought Disney 60 Years of Musical Magic, which also helps in the creative process. 

Lowbrow, Pop Surrealism, Illustration, Peculiar,...Whatever you want to call it. I like it.

Michael Brown

Femke Hiemstra

Chris Berens

Ana Bagayan

Nicoletta Ceccoli

Marion Peck

Mark Ryden

Mab Graves

Vania Zouravliov

Takato Yamamoto

....and there are more artists that I have taken interest in and I will post them in the future.

A Girl

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."

Pablo Picasso

I really must say THANK YOU to everyone.

 I am glad to have met so many talented artists on here and receive so many nice comments from everyone

Sick Head Blackened Lungs

I don't like it...I am not feeling very artsy lately.

Fascinator Girl

Medium: Graphite