class time doodles

I have been a busy bee (busy cat?) but have been slacking on my blog updates. I'm taking a class at UCLA which is keeping me busy, I'm redesigning my website, and I have been doodling and working on random small projects. Oh yeah, and I have that pesky full time job. For your viewing pleasure, here are a few sketchbook doodles I did in class the other night.

I'm a Big Winner

Well this piece is just bringing me all sorts of goodness! First, I was a featured artist on ImageKind, and now, I have won first place in the Colored Pencil Society of America's "Explore This!" competition! Check out my mini-artist profile on the gallery's website. My piece and the other top three will be featured in their international exhibition in Atlanta this summer. Hooray!

I'm working on a website redesign which has been keeping me busy. See you all soon!

boots

The most comfortable boots ever.

Holiday Card

As with every Holiday season, I was pressed for time when it came to my Holiday card, but as an artist I simply cannot bring myself to send a store bought card. Fortunately, I have been trying to create more "finished" art using techniques typically reserved for my sketchbook, so I took the opportunity to do this card a bit differently. I started with the drawing of the poinsettia from my previous post, scanned in some handwritten text from my sketchbook, and then used the background of my Newcastle painting as the backdrop. Photoshop and InDesign were indispensable tools to create the finished design, but all of the elements were created by hand. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. A belated Happy Holidays to you all!

White Wedding

My cousin married her best friend, Mark, in March 2008 in Louisville. They were married at Holy Spirit Church (where I attended grade school) during the biggest snow storm in a decade. For Christmas, I commemorated their one-of-a-kind wedding day experience with a small drawing. If you look closely, you can see a little bride and groom on the doorstep.

gma tote

After a lot of time traveling for the Holidays (including a lengthy cruise in the Caribbean with my boyfriend's family), I am back and ready to post some stuff! I'll try to space it out though... I like to keep you in suspense.

For Christmas, I decided to create a unique tote bag for my grandmother. I call her "g-ma" - I don't really know why, probably just because the family likes to abbreviate and be cutesy like that. I used Zazzle to create this tote and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.

Poinsettia

Getting in the Christmas spirit with a little sketching.

Sailboat on Lake George

5x7 watercolor in 11x14 mat, $50

This is another watercolor done from a photo I snapped while sailing on Lake George with my dad. I'm pretty sure it was the same trip where I snapped the photo for this painting.

I think it's safe to say that Lake George is my muse. I'm so Georgia O'Keefe.

Prints are available through ImageKind for as little as 8.49!

Harp

This painting was commissioned by a friend for her sister and her husband who just had their first baby. They named their baby Harp after the instrument that was played in their wedding, but I’m sure it isn’t a coincidence that it’s also the name of a beer. The proud daddy owns a beer outlet in New York City. Hopefully they display it there and not in the baby’s room!

Publicity is good

If it isn't completely obvious by the giant scrolling sidebar on the right side of this page, I have prints of my artwork available through ImageKind.com. Today I was featured on their homepage! I don't know how long it will be up so check it out while you can. They are featuring the illustration I did of my dad playing the cello.

Dear cello enthusiasts: I am aware that his arm is not in the proper position. I stylized it because I'm an artist and I just can.

Thanks for stopping by!