illustration friday~talent

now THIS is pure talent...;)

an illustration i did last year for the magazine Stories for Children. entitled "teamwork". i thought it was fitting for this week's IF theme.

PRINTS AVAILABLE HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/76543425/teamwork-reproduction?

new postcard mailers!!!:)

my new self-promo psotcard mailers have arrived! a big shout out to www.vistaprint.com! this is the second time i have used them for postcard mailers and they do not disappoint! have to give credit where credit is due...HIGHLY recommend them. AND, they offer some really great deals!:)
planning to have these mailed out by the end of may..right after i make some edits and revisions to my mailing list:)

also, a print of this illustration entitled 'teamwork' can be found FOR SALE here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76543425/teamwork-reproduction

nothin' like a little 'teamwork'...;)

***FEATURED IN THE FEB/MARCH ISSUE OF STORIES FOR CHILDREN MAGAZINE***

here is my illustration for the story "rainclouds and rainbows" which can be found in the feb/march 2012 issue of stories for children magazine NOW FOR SALE HERE http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org/InThisIssue.aspx

always a pleasure to illustrate for this wonderful magazine :)

somewhere over the rainbow....

a little cow makes a wish!:)

here is my finished illustration/painting for the february/march 2012 issue of www.sfc.magazine.com

i am actually pleased with the way it turned out. me, being my own worst critic, well....that's saying something ;)

rain clouds...and rainbows:)

somewhere over the rainbow....a little cow makes a wish:)

here is the sketch for the february/march 2012 issue of stories for children magazine www.storiesforchildrenmagazine.com. i am currently in the process of painting it. deadline-this coming friday january 6th.

can't wait to get it done and posted!:)

*FEATURED HERE*....

my sweet little "teamwork" illustration for the back to school issue of SFC magazine.
http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org/InThisIssue.aspx
AND...EXCITING NEWS!!! i am FINALLY going to get my chance to do my first COVER!!! my work will be featured on the COVER of SFC's december/january issue! i am super excited about this for numerous reasons...obviously;) a WINTER COVER?! absolutely tailor-made for me! i am crazy crazy crazy about winter! i couldn't be happier to have this wonderful opportunity. thank you rosemarie for the chance to display my work on the COVER of your awesome magazine!

also, a PRINT of this cute little farm animal illustration is available in my etsy shop here;
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76543425/teamwork-reproduction?ref=af_shop_favitem
come take a peek...:)

nothing like a little "teamwork"...

especially with some really cute animals:)

this piece is to be featured in the back to school issue of stories for children magazine www.storiesforchildrenmagazine.com the august/september 2011 i believe.

if you can't guess what the story is about based on the illustration...here's a small summary...

a cute little cow (whom i named charlie) and a cute little goat (whom i named grayling) are all psyched to enter this art show. so charlie, with his yellow paint and grayling, with his blue paint go on to create a circle sun, some lakes and flowers and are pretty happy with their creation. until...henry (my cute little pony) comes along and wants to paint as well. unfortuneately, charlie and grayling tell little henry that there is no brush for him:(

so....

henry excitedly suggests that they drop a bit of each of their 2 colors on a rock and watch henry work his magic with his little tail. well, as we all know, blue and yellow make...GREEN!!!

so charlie, grayling and sweet little henry work together as a "team" to create a wonderful painting for the art show!!!:)

so cute...:)

teamwork~sketch for stories for children magazine

this is my third illustration for the on-line children's magazine www.storiesforchildrenmagazine.com this one to be featured in the back to school issue/september 2011.
it is for a sweet little story entitled "teamwork". the second i read it, i just thought it was so adorable!:) it gave me the opportunity to work on rendering more animals in my signature style and it has to do with PAINT! i seriously could have not come across a more perfect story for me.
i am so excited to start painting this! LOVE the little goat;)

it's a tea (with milk) and cookies kind of day...DONE!:)

i'm happy to say this piece is all done and ready to be shipped! it was a joy working on this and i truly think it is one of the cutest concepts i've had yet;) it is FOR SALE as a REPRODUCTION/PRINT in my etsy shop and can be found here http://www.etsy.com/listing/70175432/it-s-a-tea-with-milk-and-cookies-kind-of
i "heart" this piece!:)

making progress...

i LOVE this piece and am enjoying EVERY second of painting it!:) ok...so as we all know, i am the world's worst photographer;) took this pic with my phone really quick so the colors are a bit "off". but, i'm getting there...:) can't wait to finish it!!!

it's a tea (with milk) and cookies kind of day;)

ok...this could be one of my new favorites:) this is a sketch for a comissioned piece for the cousin of the little girl's room i just finished up last week-isabelle.
http://theenchantedeasel.blogspot.com/2011/02/isabelles-roomall-done.html
thank so much to liz for asking me to now adorn her niece's room with my work. i am beyond excited to do another piece for this wonderful family!:)
*a few background notes about this piece-mailee loves loves loves cows! her room is pink and brown AND they used to live in washington d.c.*
so i couldn't resist the cherry blossom trees (which are my favorite) and a sweet little pink and brown stuffed cow. besides, what little girl doesn't absolutely love to have tea parties with her stuffed animals/dolls?! i am super excited to start painting this in the next couple of days...:)