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Holy cow, boys and girls! I just got blindsided by the last couple of months. Which is great, because it means I’ve been busy. But, it also means I’ve fallen off the blog wagon. Among all the busy craziness, I came to the realization that I seriously needed a week to focus on some art and music projects. Well, this week is that week! I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Illustration, Contests, Updates
Tagged art, contest, facebook, illustration
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Illustration Topic Series Winner
Today, I picked our winner from the Illustration Topic Series! I used a random number generator to help me randomly pick someone to win the art print. And the winner is…. *drumroll* Lisa Joy Merrill! Congratulations Lisa! Lisa had picked the topic “Empowered Women”, which was illustrated two weeks ago here. Lisa will receive a 9″x12″ matted art print of her choice from these images: … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Illustration, Contests, Illustration Topic Series
Tagged contest, drawing, illustration, painting, prize, winner
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Illustration Topic Series #2: Pets
My second participant, Marie Lisewski of Laurel Mountain Gift Baskets suggested I illustrate “pets”. I love pets! I love animals in general. Some of my fondest memories in my childhood were spending time with my dog, Belle. We got Belle when I was twelve years old. She had a good, long life and lived to the ripe age of sixteen. Belle was there through the … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Illustration, Causes, Contests, Illustration Topic Series
Tagged adoption, animal rescue, animals, cats, causes, contest, dogs, drawing, humane society, illustration, pets, shih tzu
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Extended Deadline for Illustration Topic Contest
Hi Everyone! This is just a note to let you know I’m extending the deadline to get your topics in to me for the illustration contest. You now have until November 13th, this upcoming Sunday! Go to the original post HERE and leave a comment with a topic you’d like to see me illustrate. When you do, you’ll be entered in a random drawing to … Continue reading
Illustration Topic Series #1: “Empowered Women”
There are still two days left to submit your topic to me (here)! I’ve received a handful of fun and interesting topics from some great people. I hope that a few more of you will join me for a chance to see your topic illustrated and to be entered to win a matted art print! The first topic I received was from Lisa Joy Merrill. … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Illustration, Causes, Illustration Topic Series
Tagged causes, charity, empowered women, illustration, painting, watercolor, women, women's rights
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The Neverending Search for Inspiration
I think as artists, one thing that continually comes back to haunt us is a lack of inspiration. It’s easy to get dragged down by the drone of every day life. Money, bills, chores, lack of sleep, always running, running, running to keep up with it all. It is a drain on the body, the mind and the creative spirit inside of us. Sometimes, even … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Illustration, Helpful Tips
Tagged books, creativity, inspiration, ted talks, the artists way, videos, walking
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Taking a Leap
This spring we were fortunate to have witnessed the raising of an American robin family for the third time since living in our house. Each time they’ve built a nest up in the corner of our covered porch which gives me a front row seat from the window in my kitchen. Yesterday, the last baby took off from the nest. The lone straggler spent a … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Illustration, Misc.
Tagged art, artist, birds, leap of faith, nature, photography, reflection, robins, wildlife
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Process of a Wedding Invitation
A couple of my good friends are getting married in June. They recently commissioned me to create a custom wedding invitation design. They are big fans of the Art Nouveau era, especially the art. One of their favorites is the famous artist, Alphonse Mucha. They wanted to have an invitation with a style similar to Mucha’s, featuring a peacock and the color green and purple … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Illustration, Current Projects
Tagged art nouveau, drawing, illustration, invitation, painting, peacocks, weddings
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Woodland Still Life
This past Friday was my birthday. I decided to take the day to do whatever I felt like. This is a rare occurrence that I actually do whatever I feel like without having obligations. It’s nice to give yourself that sort of break from time to time though. After having a nice lunch with my husband, which I brought to his work, I went down … Continue reading
Posted in Art/Illustration, Fun Stuff
Tagged art, flowers, garden, museum, northampton, painting, smith, spring
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