What Have I been up to??

Here are a couple illustrations that I finished up this past December. The first two were for the Children's Theatre Company "Plays for Young Audices" booklet. There is more work to come! I am now neck deep in my Sr. Project, so I will have updates as that progresses. Take care all :)

Cheers.

Pink Ladies

These illustrations are all about pink, obviously. I was trying to show how we perceive pink, and how women use pink to call out to their femininity. As for who the women are, make your own decision. Some have suggested that these are the young and old version of the same woman, or a grand daughter and grandmother. Either way, they love pink, and I loved painting these!

Mural!

So, during the last week of classes I also wrapped up the mural I have been working on all semester at the Children's Theatre Company here in Minneapolis. I think everything turned out amazing, and thank you to all that helped in making everything possible! Nadia, Sean and Hanna, thank you for taking pictures! Elissa, thank you for the paints! Debra and Sean, thank you for gathering folks to come paint and Jeremy thanks for helping paint and keep me company. It was a great learning experience and some day I would love to do this again! Perhaps after graduation....

Wrapping up the semester!

Here is some work from the rest of this fall semester.



This was an illustration for Kafka's Metamorphosis. I tried to lean away from physically putting Gregor, the bug, in the illustration, but rather have him be part of an object within the room. In this case, it's the rug.



This piece depicts the nurtured desire to be canoeing on beautiful waters under a shining sun. I love the bold colors that came out of this illustration. I usually am pretty calm with color, so this was a fun one to work on!



This illustration was the second part to the desire piece and this depicts our innate desire to be at peace and calm within ourselves. This is also acrylic, but super watered down and layered. Also a very soothing process, which fits with this piece!

What a crazy weekend! I sold most of my work and it was a nice little Christmas bonus for the end of the semester. Thanks to those who came and others, if you didn't make it, there is always next year!
The place was a madhouse, but it was great seeing everyone so excited about all the artwork on the walls!

Oh Dear Me!

Alright, so things got a little crazy this past month, but classes are coming to a close which is super amazing! I have ideas brewing for my Sr. Project, and I can't wait to have a little break, head off to VT and see family for a few weeks!  Before I head out though, I will be sure to post some recent artwork. 

So, I was quite busy with freelance work, and am just now finishing up the Mural at the Children's Theatre. I am also finishing up the cover for "A Year on the Bus" by Dan Close, a Vermont writer and poet hailing from Underhill. I can't wait to see a hard copy, but will have to wait till April before I can snag one! 

Also, I might be working on a HUGE community art project next spring involving all kids from around the Minneapolis area. It's in the works, and more news is sure to come. It will be a month of art and then a day of sharing and celebration! I will post any links, news, etc as soon as I am able!

Otherwise, things are going great and I think this semester was quite the success. One more to go before I'm left to roam free in the big bad world of illustration! I really can't wait. 

Alright, more to come. Take care :)

She is Beauty-licious

So this illustration is the first of many to come. I really love drawing people, but have always stuck to these skinny stick-like figures. Well, I have changed my ways for this series and I want to continue on with a few more women, all wearing different bikinis and dancing around like they just don't care! I think that more voluptuous women are more interesting to draw. There are curves and lines that just don't exist on a skeleton.