glitter bows and Eggs...

I got invited to paint eggs at my friend Carmen's the other day, it was a LOT of fun. Nice to not have to think about composition and just loosen up. Here's a sampling of all the eggs.

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And here's a picture of my Gulag Mouse Ad.

Gulag Mouse

Most recently I was working on scenic painting and some props for the Babes With Blades' production of Gulag Mouse. (I love working on theater and film sets.) It was a fun project. I got to do blood spatters, made the bunks looks crappy and old, paint the floors to look dirt-like, and I also made fake tree branches for them to use in their stage combat. Its a small stage, and a small theater group, but very nice people. I loved having the actors help-- they were lovely and did a great job listening to my directions, and the director was right there telling me where he was thinking blood splatters would fit best. It was an ideal situation since I wanted the set to fit the directors vision, and be helpful to the actors staging. My favorite part of doing the art for this production was the branches that I made to look like they had been burning for a while. I don't have a photo of it glowing (I should work on that...)

Here's some images:

blood pool soaked into the dirt. Not quite dry yet....

Wacking stick #2 with a fake knot. Made of PVC and that foam stuff to insulate pipes.

A bucket of fake sticks. And in the back you can see the Yes Promotions bag - anyone need promo items? (That's my full time job)

This is actually a shot of the full stage. You can see the fake stove far bottom left. One of the bunks is holding up a sheet that's drying after being soaked in a dirty paint bucket to make it dingy. I'm glad to have gotten the opportunity to do this!

Caspuuuur

in progress

the pilot

and another character just popped outta my pencil...

quicksketch

I said I'd draw today. Did so in a sketchbook, but my scanner's not hooked up, so I played in photoshop. Here's a doodle.

Ahh well. Gotta admit to it.

For a while there I had it good.

I had access and used a Wacom Intuos tablet at work. I had to give it back since I wasn't going to be doing any graphic design for the old place anymore - and I'm back on my 4x5 graphire. The small graphire works, but its definitely not as awesome or big or sensitive as the intuos. (((sigh)))

At least I wasn't spoiled on a Cintique. I think I might give up on creating digital art ever again if I ever get a Cintique and it's taken away from me. At least with the old Intuos I was using, well, I can get over it. ..... right?

...right?

...at least a maybe??

music draw

I sat all evening listening to music and just doodling. This is what came out.

I don't know what to call this

This is me playing with my digital paintbrushes. I started out thinking of a genie...then there came wind and clouds and stardust. And a trapped feeling. And the crow just showed up because I felt he belongs.

new blog

Ok. So I decided that I needed another blog, just for my writing, photography, and random web links. I come across lots of articles and artists that I like to follow, and crafts that are interesting. Usually I post them in my facebook, but that has to annoy people because then their feed is full of my links even if they aren't interested in them.

Creating another blog also allows me to be able to see what I've found inspiring, and should curb the amount of time I spend posting links randomly. Basically, I needed a place to store things I come across, things I want to write about, a personal news blog that is filled with things that I find interesting. I figure maybe others might also find them interesting but even if not, whatever! I've got to write more and keep track of my interests, goals, and the journey I'm on.

So if you are interested in seeing what I've found during the day or week, and hear how the day's going - well you can visit my writing blog. I will continue to post pictures here, on a more consistent basis. Oh and I drew a digital picture just for the first entry. The blog is called "writingslink"

http://writingslink.blogspot.com/

dark winter

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Originally uploaded by bluelily17

cleaned my desk and this is the first thing I drew. Not loving it, but wanted to sit down and draw on paper.

madge cat

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Originally uploaded by bluelily17

she sometimes perks up and does cute things. Like hiding in paper shopping bags.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Reed Re-design

Just trying to make the design better. Here's what I started with:

I sketched out some ideas on a post-it note, that I don't have copies of. But I wanted the logo to tell more about the company, and also match their current website colors. I first tried to see what it would look like if I just changed the words, only to get a starting point for ideas.

There's too many colors, gradients, and that bar at the bottom just doesn't work, the name is hard to read in the center, and the book cuts it up funny. It feels imbalanced.

So I streamlined it, cut out the gradients, added a simple gavel to infer the law connection, and punched up the size of the font, added slant for "movement".

Since not everything falls under the multistate, then I made one that just focuses on the whole topic in general. It kinda reminds me of the USPS logo, also something to do with government.

feeling sick

caught a cold. This is a drawing of how I've been feeling....

Logo creation

In the new year I hope to establish myself as a freelance artist. I'm implementing my business plan, and laying out goals for the new year. I created a basic logo for my online persona. I think its cartoony enough to represent me, yet elegant. I also attempted to make the whole shape in the form of a "B."

Merry Christmas!

I made some cards this year, only sending paper cards to people who asked me to send them a

card. I think they were fun to make, I went with a simple holiday ornament theme. I was happy with them and I hope the recipients enjoy them. They can easily be cut out to hang on the tree every year.

My pallet is looking very artsy. I always like it when they start looking very used.

Now that all the gifts are packed, cards sent, books read, knitting done, I started to doodle for fun. I bought some white ink and a white gel pen the other day so i decided to test it out. This sketch is of my current facebook profile picture. I used pencil and inks on craft paper.

Photo Choosen

One of my photos was choosen to be included in a digital map by Schmap, to Chicago! Here's the link, mine is the photo of the red dinosaur statue:

Flash training complete!

New cartoon illustration

I did this for a friend of a friend who teaches fitness based pole dancing. She's got a pack of kids and is in great shape. I had a lot of fun doing this illustration.