Poise for IF. All these flower girls and boys are so poised for the bride and groom's big day.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Illustration Friday: Poise
Poise for IF. All these flower girls and boys are so poised for the bride and groom's big day.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Hanging out with a Funny Bunny...
Here is my latest offering: a hand-painted-and-distressed one of a kind Funny Bunnies™ ornament. I've never had anything like this available for sale -- this is the Bunnies' first foray into the world beyond paper.
Click here to visit the listing and see front/back/entire ornament
Click here to visit the listing and see front/back/entire ornament
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
New in store: Kitty and Robin Keychain
This is one of my new Etsy offerings. (The flip side has just the Robin. Very sweet.) If this is your cuppa tea, please buckle your seat belt, because there is more where this came from!
That's a tease, isn't it. I promise it will pay off. :)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
New in my Etsy shop..
Four Kitties Night-Night
5"x 5" wood, hand-painted, one-of-a-kind original design kitty cat nighty-night frame
Kitty Cat "Tea Time" Ornament
Hand-painted, one of a kind, original art, circular wooden decorative hanging ornament
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Illustration Friday: Intricate
Here is a piece I did last year. I think it is very fitting for "INTRICATE". It was a poster, and there were a lot of moving parts within the illo. It may seem kind of backwards that I'm posting a huge piece (huge for ME) for this particular theme, when I love drawing teeny tiny -- but honestly it was very detail-oriented work, despite the size (23" x 26" approx.)
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Blog Merge Giveaway!
I have a lot to celebrate these days! I've been making some great changes!
First, I merged my blogs which was a big step and was a catalyst to help other important things move right along, as well.
I've updated my look and I'm really excited about that! It's been a long time coming.
I'm starting an email newsletter, something I've been wanting to do for a long time. I'll be sharing a mix of things with you in it -- my latest news, giveaways and other promotions, events, Etsy and pet portrait discounts, and links to things I think you might be interested in, including other artists who inspire me! The newsletter allows you to sign up for as LITTLE or as MUCH information as you like about my goings-on. Just click on the check marks you're interested in, and you will only get the info that you request.
To mark the big moment, I'm giving away a prize package!!
The package consists of everything you see in the photos of this post...
The package consists of everything you see in the photos of this post...
• a copy of my first illustrated trade book "The Months: Fun with Friends All Year 'Round"
This is my first children's trade book. I will sign it just for you and address it to whomever you like.
This is my first children's trade book. I will sign it just for you and address it to whomever you like.
• a selection of 10 of my "Classic" Wellerwishes greeting cards. Several of the cards feature my Funny Bunnies™ characters, and eight of the cards are hand-painted. These are limited edition and out of print.
• 2 glossy ACEO prints (artist cards editions and originals). An ACEO is a baseball-card sized "trading card", but they are for art, not baseball. They are, basically, mini prints or originals, suitable for framing and signed/dated on the back. You can enjoy them several ways: in a keepsake book, in a frame, give as a token or gift to a friend. The ones in the giveaway prize pack are glossy quality archival prints of my "Adorable Pug" and "Greek Lemons" art (two of my personal favorites)!
To enter to win the BLOG MERGE GIVEAWAY prize pack....
1) Please leave a comment here on THIS blog posting,
and also...
2) Do one of the following:
-Retweet the following (in RED) on Twitter (without the quotation marks:
"@wellerwishes I'm having a BLOG MERGE GIVEAWAY!!! I merged my blogs, you get the presents. :) Enter here: http://tinyurl.com/cckyot"
"@wellerwishes I'm having a BLOG MERGE GIVEAWAY!!! I merged my blogs, you get the presents. :) Enter here: http://tinyurl.com/cckyot"
or...
• Sign up for my NEW Wellerwishes Newsletter!!
**If you do both Retweet AND sign up for my newsletter, then I will enter your name TWICE in the drawing.** Yes that's right!! I will enter you twice!The DRAWING will be held on the evening of Friday, March 13th, 2009. I will post a video of the drawing and announce the winner in the video. The winning drawing will be chosen in low-tech style: I will put all entries into a HAT and pull out the WINNER.
BEST of LUCK!!!
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Fiona, Olive & Abe Portrait Case Study & Illustration Friday: Breezy
This is my most recent portrait, and it is also fitting for Illustration Friday this week: Fiona, Olive and Abe are in front of a BREEZY blossoming tree
I've completed Fiona, Olive and Abe's portrait! I would like to share the process with you and explain how several specific personal items made their way into this portrait.
A little about the pets
Fiona and Olive are the two kitties front and center. (Fiona is the Alpha cat -- there is a tiny Queen Bee in a branch of the blossoming tree above her to symbolize this). Abe is their hedgehog 'sibling'.
Please click on the images to enlarge and read the details about each different item in the portrait!!
Artist's notes
I think this may be the most actual colors I've ever used in a portrait. There is a lot of different colors and patterns happening. I was not sure how things would come together until I started painting Olive's cushion. It was a game changer - brought in more colors to the piece but I took it as an opportunity to tie the piece together in a more deliberate way with the color choices I made. While I was painting this piece I was really wishing I had a video camera on my work so I could go "Bob Ross" on you. There were so many decisions I was making that I wished I could explain, so many tips and tricks I wanted to share. Oh well, I will have to try and figure out some way to bring you a You Tube mini painting demo sometime. That would be a blast and bring you more into my process.
Enjoy!
See every stage of this portrait:
Compositional Thumbnails • Final Pencil Sketch • Ink drawing In Progress • Final Ink drawing • Partial painting
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