Self-Portrait. 

Oh, wow. I have been inactive for TOO long. Blogger changed!? Whoa...

It is sad to say that not much has happened since my last post, I'm still taking my general courses (which sucks out the creative energy in me), so that's fun. I did however discover a new love for poetry. :)

My son is also discovering the magical world of ART.

Pink Hair

I recently discovered a program that is so much fun to use with a tablet. The program is called "Paint Tool SAI." It is easy to utilize and is equipped with different mediums to play around with. Creating this little girl was a fun experience with this program and I will definitely be using it a lot from now on.

Sunday Sketches

Lazy Day

My son, Luke.

And, here is a sketch I did in the park today. 

Illustrated Plush Stickers

I think I may have blogged about this drawing before. Hmmm...anyways....

These are my new stickers!!! (I am going sort of sticker crazy lately)

These little stuffed animals are adorable! I am selling them as a set of five for $3.00. 

You can view them here.

XOXO

Queen of Rabbits

Yeah, I really like to think of myself as the queen of rabbits. :)

Of course, she is also a sticker HERE.

Flapper

Flapper girl...with tea-stain. 

Sketch.

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W.I.P

I'm using this sketch to go along with something I will post either tonight or tomorrow.

Please check out Sunday Sketch hosted by Sophia. It is a wonderful event to take part in every Sunday

Rabbit Sideshow

Happy Easter.

Earth Day

For an assignment we had to do an "Earth Day" themed project. 

This is one of my concept ideas I made in class...sort of a Mother Earth-y kind of thing going on. 

I decided to redo this and add more flowers, change her position, color palette, and paint it in oils. 

Sunday Sketches!!!!!

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. 

Darling, forever is a long, long time, and time has a way of changing things.

An old drawing I picked up and finished tonight.

Watercolor and Ink.

Would You Like a Little More Tea?

Sunday Sketch

I am currently on-the-go, in a manner of speaking, and do not have my camera; thus, I had to take a photo of my current doodle with an iPhone...which creates grainy photographs. Hooray!!! : /

The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create it

My son and I have been stuck inside a lot this winter.

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.

Ice Fishing

I also noticed that Kathryn wrote some really great things about me in her blog. She is a great photographer/artist and just started her blog! She is so talented and I look forward to her future projects.

Anyways the doodle below is of my friend Leigha. She always had her own look and I loved the way she used eyeliner.

This is for S.S.

That photo above is just for fun, because I LOL'ed hard.

Watch Your Heads

During the week Rachael came over and we went out on a whim and took some photos. There are so many fantastic shots to choose from that I can not pick one over the other. I will post more later on...

Illustration Inspiration

(Ricardo Fumanal)

(Esra Roise)

(Martine Johanna)

(Hannah Mullar)

(Justin Bryan Nelson)

(Brett Manning)

(Iain Macarthur)

Her art kind of reminds me of Mark Ryden's work.

(Nicoletta Ceccoli)

(Yukari Terakado)

These sailor outfits are adorable!

(Alexandra Lekia)

I have been obsessed with the recent illustrations I have been coming across for awhile now and I try to mimic certain styles of illustrations in my own work, especially fashion illustration. It depends on my mood of course.

I like to view work by other artists and see how they incorporate hair into their drawings. I also LOVE drawing hair...it is actually what heightened my interest into fashion illustration, along with the different styles the artists use when drawing the female form.

Along with all the amazing blogs and art sites I have posted above, a really neat illustration site is Old Book Illustrations.

It is definitely WORTH checking out!

My tastes in art vary all the time, just last month I was into Art Nouveau and the previous month before that was Magical Realism. I love when my tastes in art change because I learn a lot about what I am into and can share it with my family and friends.

If you have any artists you would like to throw in PLEASE, please, please, do!