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More sketchbook girls
Just sharing a few last black & white and another color image from my Sketchbook Project submission. I was excited to find out that the Sketchbook Project at the Brooklyn Library was featured last week in the New York Times!
Love is…
Been having fun with linework in my sketchbook with my “Girls in Love”, but been itching to play around with some of the drawings in color. Here’s one…
More sketchbook girls…
Just sharing a few more pages from my sketchbook for the 2012 Art House Co-op Limited Edition Sketchbook Project. Having a lot of fun with this!
Girls in Love
I’m participating again in the Arthouse Co-op’s Sketchbook Project—this time for the 2012 “Limited Edition”, which will include publication in a book the Co-op will publish in the Fall of 2012.
This time around I choose the theme “Pictures and Descriptions”; Afterall, that’s pretty much what illustration is all about, right?
It also seemed that this theme would lend itself to a good opportunity to combine & experiment with lettering + images together. After a lot of thought about where to derive my content from, I decided I wanted to keep it light-hearted and fun. I found some really sweet and inspiring quotes on love, and felt they would be a perfect pairing with some of the dreamy girls I love to draw.
And on a personal level, this felt like an interesting concept to evolve to, considering I submitted a 2011 Sketchbook Project with the theme of “Great Hopes and Massive Failures”—based on the miserable (but funny!) experiences of dating in the pursuit of love. Since then I’ve been lucky enough to fall head-over-heels in love, so it’s been fun to make some pictures inspired by this wonderful side of it! :)
Here’s a few pages:
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Just sharing a little valentine cheer! :)
Illustrated map
The holidays always end up being a great excuse to make some fun, personal pieces as gifts. I created this one for my boyfriend—It’s an illustrated map of the roadtrip we took this summer down the Pacific Coast Highway, from Portland to San Diego. I’ve always wanted make a map with loads of cool lettering and icons. Plus, it gave me a chance to revisit some awesome memories from one of the best vacations ever!
“Sea”sons Greetings
It’s hard to believe, but the holidays are just around the corner! I don’t usually get into a seasonal mood until much closer to December, but this year I’d like to try to get some holiday promos out and also post some seasonal greeting cards and small prints for sale. So, I’ve already begun thinking about potential images, and have found myself feeling inspired by a “sea-creature” theme…here’s one in-progress!
Halloween is in the air!
My favorite holiday is Halloween and I’ve been getting super excited now that it’s just a few weeks away, so decided to make this fun little piece. I love the Day of the Dead imagery, and had fun revisiting the theme. Look for it in my Zazzle shop if you plan on sending any ghoulish greetings!
Some spots from the archives…
I’ve been working on setting up a shop on Zazzle to sell some products featuring my art & illustration work, so I’ve spent time over the last few weeks organizing old files and pulling some images to re-purpose in various formats and applications. In digging through some old projects, I came across a few spot art pieces that I wanted to share— just for fun! (since they aren’t on my website).
The black and whites food spots are from various novel interiors, and the sock monkey is an image I’ve used for several baby cards and gifts for friends & co-workers.
Who knows, maybe they’ll end up on some future stationary or notecards…you’ll have to check out my shop when it’s up and running in a few weeks! :)
