Pages 12/17/08

I swapped Goth Postcards with british artist, Gillian Allen. She sent me a wonderful stenciled card in return. The technique is really cool and the result is a hazy, almost mysterious and ghostly look. It's definitely something I want to try in the future.

She also sent a link to a tutorial she wrote about this technique. I thought I would pass it on to all of you. Making Stencils.

Here's a link to the final goth art postcard pieces. It's a truly fabulous collection with many talented artists. There is quite a range of styles and treatment of the subject. I hope to do more swaps with this group again.

Pages 12/05/08

This is our little Christmas Forest on our front lawn. :-)

Pages 12/03/08

Here is the final frog wreath illustration for the Gladys Porter Zoo. This was a very fun project!

Pages 12/01/08

I was very fortunate to be asked to do an illustration for the Gladys Porter Zoo Christmas card. They requested a 'frog wreath' in honor of 'Year of the Frog'. Why year of the frog? Our frogs are disappearing and many may become extinct. Read about it here. When I did my research, I was blown away at the amount of varieties of frogs there are ... literally HUNDREDS! I'll post the final once this sketch is approved and I actually finish it. Deadline is Thursday, so I have my work cut out for me.

Pages 11/30/08

Illustration for Sierra Nevada Boomers. Thanks for the work KD! ;-) I'm also showing you the pre-sketch presented to the client so you can see it before any modifications to the art were made.

Pages 11/15/08

I was recently in Art Calendar Magazine - the November 2008 issue. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Pages 11/12/08

I just found this video for Caribba Rum on YouTube. If you wait until the final frames, you can see some of my illustrations I did for them. It was a nice surprise to see them in the TV ad!

Pages 11/08/08

These are postcards I am working on for a FaceBook swap I am in. The theme is 'Goth'. (Not that I know much about Goth! *LOL*) Anyway, it's been fun making these. I used an image I found on istock. Her top is a textured paper. I painted on her hair and used a white out pen for the white line work. For the background I used pink colored pencil crayons and washed over some yellow acrylic paint. I finished the edges with two different Cat's Eye rubber stamp inks.