2 cute 2 eat:)

here it is...reiko's final piece of 3!!! i swear this woman is going to own me soon;)
seriously though, i am beyond flattered and so happy that i could create 3 pieces for her that she loves so much! this one is to celebrate (so-to-speak) her going vegan! and let's just say, she's a better woman than me becuase i don't think i could do it;) although i am loving this little cow and maybe will think twice the next time i go for a piece of filet mignon...maybe...;)

what i'm working on this week...and weekend...

my THIRD and FINAL piece for my girlfriend reiko out in california..."2 cute 2 eat"! it's to celebrate her going "vegan". she wanted something to represent that and in the same style as the 2 other pieces i have done for her so far. i thought of making the cow, chicken and pig her little friends:) that little cow is so adorable and i am going to have some mud dripping off the sweet little pig!
hope to have the finished piece shipped out to her next tuesday so be sure to check back...

imagine...little reiko and little scott

yet another custom piece for my girlfriend reiko out in sunny beverly hills california...90210!
this is the second piece she asked me to create for her and her boyfriend scott (see the first piece a few entries down). they are HUGE john and yoko fans...and ironically, reiko is oriental just like yoko;)
she wanted them on a globe with a peace sign and white flowers because john and yoko loved everything white...so they could see no color...hence the whole peace thing! the daisies, i think, are my favorite part of the piece. i like how i decided to have them growing out of the earth:)
now...i am working on a THIRD piece for reiko...pretty soon i am going to OWN the walls in her house;) she wants something to represent herself going "vegan". so, i am thinking her in a little fam/field maybe holding a cute little pig with a cow and chicken standing next to her like they are all friends:) stay tuned for a sketch...

ONE of my projects for the week...

some nursery art for a student of mine's baby sister! little birds and cherry blossoms...HAPPY SPRING!!!

scott and reiko...and murphy and ninja;)

wow...i got this done a lot quicker than i thought i would...whew! 10 hours of straight painting on saturday (with an abundance of coffee, of course) and voila...scott, reiko(in her little red kimono)...and of course their 2 cats, murphy and ninja;) and...i am so NOT a cat person so i really had to go out on a limb for my dear friend reiko;) but, these cats are kind of cute...kind of...i think it was the only way i could incorporate the cats, to make them cute:)

happily ever after

here is my latest piece entitled "happily ever after". it was supposed to be done for valentine's day just because i thought it would be cute, but once again, my plate was full with custom orders so i had to move a little slower on it than i would have liked.
anyway, i'm glad it's all done:) it's supposed to be me...still looking for the groom;)
next project is another custom piece for a girlfriend of mine out in california who wanted a cute little painting of her and her boyfriend...and their 2 cats for his birthday. the sketch is below. she's oriental...can you tell?;)

NEW WEBSITE!!!

well, the last 8 weeks or so have been nuts! i was hell-bent on redesigning my website ALL BY MYSELF...on top of the million other things that i am trying to do as well;) anyway, i spent the last 2 months working rather hard on it...every weekend...hardly any painting (hence the fact the i have barely participated in illustration fridays or posted any new illustrations), but hopefully it all paid off!
i did a couple illustrations specifically for the website...the "about me" page and the "contact page" are where you can find those new little paintings:) also, LOVING the gallery format i came up with where you click on the thumbnails on the paintings and they open up nice and big for everyone to clearly see!
if anyone has any feedback, please post it...and thank you for taking the time to visit my new site:)
up next...making self-promotional postcards to send out to art directors with some samples! i am on my way to being a kids book illustrator...keep your fingers crossed;)
and hopefully....more illustrations fridays are to come as well as some new illustrations now that the website is finally done!!!
www.theenchantedeasel.com
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