I just completed a series of four ink/watercolor paintings based on seashells. Here is one of them. Would love to hear what you think. You can see the rest of the shell pieces on my Flickr or at my Etsy shop. Happy holiday weekend to all.
This little librarian sure looks worried about that eager little kitty on the ladder!
(See the black line stage of this illustration here.)
a crunchy bit
I love love love the ocean, the beach, and sea life. Around this time of year, I start thinking about the beach. I find that just being on the beach, near the ocean, searching for sea glass, shells, or any kind of hidden treasure is such an inspiring, reinvigorating way to spend some time It's like refilling the creative gas tank. The vastness of the ocean is unending -- to me, it's like another universe in there. It's not my world to live in, but I do love to visit. I've always felt a connection to the sea.
I don't go as much as I would like to, really. Truth be told, I like to stay out of the sun for the most part. I am fair-skinned, and skin cancer runs in my family so I have to be extra-careful. These days, I take it pretty seriously.
These new pieces are showing where my head's been at, literally. They are original ACEO's and they are now my Etsy shop. I am continuing exploring this subject matter, so you will probably see more beachy stuff pretty soon. I hope you enjoy!
HM Co is looking for an Art Director - Children's Design Group. The job is in Manhattan, NY. Some travel to Boston looks to be a requirement.
The listing is here:
https://hmco.ats.hrsmart.com/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=12231
...just in case you're lookin'...
I was tagged for this meme last week from Roz (thanks Roz, it was fun to do!) Took me awhile to post it but here she is for your reading pleasure...
7:45 - 7:50 am - My husband Matt usually wakes me up. He's already fed the dogs and let me sleep. (Thanks, Matt. :))
8:30 - I'm out the door to my day job (Sr. Graphic Designer and Illustrator, Sales and Marketing, Boston.com) after showering, hello hugs to the dogs, and making my morning beverage-to-go -- a 32 oz. Nalgene container of homemade starbucks tazo iced green tea latte. (I purchase the starbucks exclusive tazo matcha powder in bulk from ebay. I am addicted - but there are way worse habits one could have - so I treat myself!) I check my e's on my iphone as I'm walking to the T. I can reply to anything pressing once I get there.
9:20 - get to work. check work e's to see what's up for the day.
I design mostly web (and a bit of print) sales and marketing materials for an online media portal, boston.com. We have our own products we promote (that's the marketing part), plus we also take care of any online advertising sales creative that our advertising clients need (that's the sales part). I keep a 'work' work blog here.
12:00 - lunch time. I use this time to do research on whatever I need to research for my illustration / home business or do any online shopping I need to do (...and, of course, to eat lunch).
1 - 2:30 - sometimes, I'll have a meeting at the Globe. If we are promoting a new product then we (the design dept. at Boston.com) will be involved in the campaign's online counterpart. That would be where I come in!
5:30 - leave work, grab the T home. Sketch on the T, or read. If I'm going to read on the T, I usually try to make the reading "work" for me (SCBWI newsletter, Horn Book, a greeting card catalogue, the Dick Blick catalog, haha, etc.). I really try to optimize this time and make it useful.
6:15 - get to Harvard Square T stop (5 minutes from home). Call Matt, discuss dinner (I'll often pick up take-out for both of us). Also, this is a good time to go to the drugstore / card shop / etc., if I need anything. Band-aids, prescriptions, etc.)
6:45 - 8:00 - Get home. Hi's/hugs/cuddles to dogs, walk the dogs, feed the dogs if Matt hasn't already (he usually has already fed them). I'll typically work out for 45 to an hour, 3 nights during the week. (I don't go to a gym though -- I have a workout room at home). If I'm in the middle of a time-sensitive or otherwise intense project, I skip the workout and go straight to work/dinner/work some more.
8 - 8:30 - eat dinner with Matt and the girls.
8:30 to 11:30/12:30 am. Work on illustration or other projects related to illustration / art business. Whatever I have going on at the time. Could be an illustration project, work on my dummy, updating my web site, pet portraits, or any number of other things. (There is always something.)
If my schedule is loose, a couple of nights a week during this time, I'll also watch TV for an hour with Matt and the doggies.
12:30 - 1:30/2 am - goodnight to the doggies and put them to bed (Matt is on couch with doggies, waiting for me to be ready to go to bed - he is usually sleeping away by this point). Go to bed. Once there, I unwind with whatever recorded TV shows I'm currently keeping up with (Work Out, Top Chef, etc.). I usually bring my sketch pad to bed (and sometimes even use it a little)! I'll also jot stuff down for tomorrow's to do list. (I always seem to remember important things or come up with cool ideas, once I'm in bed.)
Then, it's time to sleep. Finally!!!
(Too much information?? Oh. You're snoring there, aren't you... Guess not. ;) )
And having a blast doing it! Boy they are so much fun to make, and very freeing.
I will be painting in the kitty librarian in color, along with the other black and white line art ACEO's in my Flickr (click on the kitty above to get there), but I like the line art alone as well, so I thought I'd post it.
I've been working!
The Welch Corgi is a wide little dog! Well... really a l-o-n-g little dog, but he's also a little wide. So, I guess that, in the end, it all depends on how you look at him! :) Enjoy.
See Pembroke Welch Corgi here.
