Would you like to win these goodies?
Leave a comment telling me which of my paintings you would most like to see on a badge or card, and you will be entered into the draw.
Post a link to this on your blog/website and you will get entered twice!
Goodies include:
2 A4 prints on matte 250gsm paper (this is not my usual print paper, these were early test runs before i found my beloved watercolour card)
1x "her hair is a birds nest" badge
1 set of mini notecards (on watercolour card) 1 each of "She cries", "She sleeps", "She pulls",and "Her hair is a birds nest"
and 1 funny little notebook covered in purple flowers and gold.
Winner will be announced one week from now. xox
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Out of hospital! it was a bit of an ordeal, as i imagine all hospital visits are. But it's over now and hopefully i won't have to go back for some time.
I'm already going slightly mad being stuck in the house all day, i want to go for a run, or kick things or... anything! Several othe rhorrible things happened while i was in hospital, so it's been a pretty retched week all round.
Working on more little drawings, for a few specific things. Really need to start job-hunting unfortunately. This move to Wellington is stressing me out somewhat, and i keep feeling things might not be so scary if i at least have some work lined up.
I just want to be a librarian, i think.
x
I'm already going slightly mad being stuck in the house all day, i want to go for a run, or kick things or... anything! Several othe rhorrible things happened while i was in hospital, so it's been a pretty retched week all round.
Working on more little drawings, for a few specific things. Really need to start job-hunting unfortunately. This move to Wellington is stressing me out somewhat, and i keep feeling things might not be so scary if i at least have some work lined up.
I just want to be a librarian, i think.
x
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Digital!
I haven't done anything digitally for quite some time.. but i do enjoy it. This is just a quick colour over a sketch for my bandits series. So it also a teaser, really. I've been drawing these mini-swans like crazy lately, which is odd, because in reality, i am scared stiff of white swans. Black swans i can handle because they are shyer (and also more common where i live) but white swans... i am very much afraid of them. Geese, too, but not as much.
Perhaps it's the honking.
Anyway, on a more personal note, I am having surgery on Tuesday. I will be out of action for some time after that ( i'm not allowed any form of exercise for a month... not even something so dull as jogging!) which either means i will be a lot less active on the internet, or a lot more. We'll see!
Perhaps it's the honking.
Anyway, on a more personal note, I am having surgery on Tuesday. I will be out of action for some time after that ( i'm not allowed any form of exercise for a month... not even something so dull as jogging!) which either means i will be a lot less active on the internet, or a lot more. We'll see!
Friday, October 2, 2009
frankie feature
I forgot to mention, i was featured on the website of Frankie magazine. Frankie is one of the few magazines i actually read, so this is pretty wonderful.
Next step is to actually be in print in the magazine...
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Next step is to actually be in print in the magazine...
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Badges!
Badges are now for sale on etsy. I love the way they look on their little cards, but they look just as cute on clothes aswell.
Shown leaning against a cute knitted cupcake my mum gave me.
Shown leaning against a cute knitted cupcake my mum gave me.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wolf hat
I started painting again. A bit iffy still but fixable i guess. A break probably wasn't actually the best idea. Theres also a flaming redhead (more of a ginger) on my flickr, but she needs a recoat as i painted her all in watercolours and i'm too messy for watercolours. Gouache covers all over-line messes, watercolours do not. I drew some decent things.
Children's book i never talk about is BLAH i hate the style i've drawn it in. And the way i've coloured it. Only my initial character designs are any good. I'm stressing over jobs and it makes me rush illustrations because i 'need them for my portfolio'. Then i hate them and throw them out and have wasted time on nothing.
My secret bandits series is looking good though. It's stretching my drawing abilities, what with mostly being full-figures and animals i've never drawn and teeny details to agonize over. I love it because it is secret so i feel less pressure and thus am just enjoying the process of drawing/painting.
I should probably start contacting galleries to pitch the proposal to, does anyone have any good suggestions? I would quite like to make the move to exhibiting in Australia, but have few contacts over there and know no galleries very well.
I was featured on Decor8.com recently (or my etsy store was) which was a fantastic surprise. I just love Holly's blog, and actually seeing my art on it was wonderful.
xox
Children's book i never talk about is BLAH i hate the style i've drawn it in. And the way i've coloured it. Only my initial character designs are any good. I'm stressing over jobs and it makes me rush illustrations because i 'need them for my portfolio'. Then i hate them and throw them out and have wasted time on nothing.
My secret bandits series is looking good though. It's stretching my drawing abilities, what with mostly being full-figures and animals i've never drawn and teeny details to agonize over. I love it because it is secret so i feel less pressure and thus am just enjoying the process of drawing/painting.
I should probably start contacting galleries to pitch the proposal to, does anyone have any good suggestions? I would quite like to make the move to exhibiting in Australia, but have few contacts over there and know no galleries very well.
I was featured on Decor8.com recently (or my etsy store was) which was a fantastic surprise. I just love Holly's blog, and actually seeing my art on it was wonderful.
xox
Thursday, September 17, 2009
New prints!
Up in my etsy store. These are on lovely heavy watercolour card, so they really look like the originals.
A bunch of these are off to a cute little botique in Wellington called Swonderful.
i also found the nicest cellophane bags at a packaging warehouse, so they are all nicely wrapped. Maybe clear plastic wrap isn't very exciting to some people but, gosh, i just love stationary related things! i had so much fun exploring the big warehouse. I wanted to buy so many things that i don't really have a use for.
Anyway, prints are A4 and A5, and the little girls on the far right are a note card set which should be added to etsy soon.
xox
A bunch of these are off to a cute little botique in Wellington called Swonderful.
i also found the nicest cellophane bags at a packaging warehouse, so they are all nicely wrapped. Maybe clear plastic wrap isn't very exciting to some people but, gosh, i just love stationary related things! i had so much fun exploring the big warehouse. I wanted to buy so many things that i don't really have a use for.
Anyway, prints are A4 and A5, and the little girls on the far right are a note card set which should be added to etsy soon.
xox
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