Red Gwendolyn, and Home of the Astral Gnome
Each 2.5″ x 3.5″ Copic markers and uni PIN pens
Two from recent themes – Fancy Dress, and Tiny Houses.
Still smack in the middle of busy season at work so less energy for art. Arrrgh! Hello to Paint Party Friday! Thanks for dropping in!
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Lady Rawr, and A Sister of the Dewdrop Clan
2.5″ x 3.5″ pen and ink with Copic markers
Half-sister to Ladies Mrowr and Hisst, Lady Rawr is CEO of a thriving production collective specializing in small decorative spheres made from aluminum foil. They call the outfit Shiny Things on Strings.
Hello visitors from Paint Party Friday!
I have also produced this exceedingly wonky house, a questionable foray into perspective. Color coming in the next post. Thanks for stopping in!
Lil Lopsided
2.5″ x 3.5″ Prismacolor 005
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Three Tiny Houses, June 2014
Each 2.5″ x 3.5″ Copics, fine liners, white gel pen
It was dormant for a little while, but the 100 Tiny Houses Project is back on! If you notice a slight listing to the left, I noticed too! (After they were done.) Tiny Red House, House of Science! and Blue House with Birdbath.
Here are a few favorites from the first go round:
Six Tiny Houses from 2013(ish)
Each 2.5″ x 3.5″ Copics, fine liners, white gel pen
07 House With Observatory, Housedress, The Clever Inventor’s Shed, The Cat Hag’s Shack, Unwelcome, and Rounded House with Witch Hat.
Submitting to Paint Party Friday, hello everyone! Thanks for stopping in!
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Three People of the Garden
Each 2.5″ x 3.5″ pen and marker
1. The elusive cow snail, a tiny gentle creature rumored to appear during the summer solstice.
2. Roger, a Beetle Liaison. It’s a posh appointment – he spends a lot of time in fancy drawing rooms eating finger foods.
3. And a mushroom sprite. Her name is Angela.
Hello, Paint Party Friday! (a wee bit late) These cards were made for a People of the Garden Swap at illustratedatcs.com. Thanks for stopping in!
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Very. Fancy. Cat.
5″ x 7″ pen and ink, Copic markers
Very. Fancy. Cat. Oh yes. But I am up far too late to explain further, except to say I believe she is a Countess who lives on a remote estate and takes in lost kittens.
I listened to Slipping Away while doing art recently. You should try it! Or not. (I even bought a proper copy on iTunes.)
Hello to Paint Party Friday! Lots of progress pics as this one developed over many days.
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Hat Fairy with Fish, 5″ x 7″
Copics, fine liners, white gel pen
The second and final secret package has landed. Including this hat fairy. I almost kept it! I really like the design of this. And the hat. Might have to put her on a greeting card or something.
Below you’ll find the Cephalopod Wranger. Also part of the secret pack. For someone who likes Catrina girl style and octopuses. (I just looked it up and this is the correct plural!)
Cephalopod Wrangler
2.5″ x 3.5″ Copics, fine liners, white gel pen
Hello Paint Party Friday! Progress pics below. Thanks for stopping in!
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Well, half the secret is out. There is another secret solstice gift pack in the mail which I hope shall land this weekend. And then I’ll show you what was in it! (For a Secret Solstice Swap over at illustratedatcs.com. Woooo!)
Ganesha in Purple, 5″ x 7″
Copics, fine liners, white gel pen on cotton vellum
And here are the two art cards that traveled with Ganesha to their new home. The recipient seems very pleased. Hooray!
Flapper Portrait and Cat with Pink Quilt
Each 2.5″ x 3.5″ Copics on smooth Bristol
Hello Paint Party Friday! I am so sorry for being so terribly behind on commenting. But I have set aside time this weekend for COMMENTPALOOZA, and I sincerely hope to catch up. Or maybe get ahead! Ok, maybe just catch up. ;)
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Two things are preventing more posting:
1. I am making secret things for a secret swap. They are cool! But just in case the intended recipients happen by here, I cannot post them yet. Also,
2. I have a regular full-time office job and things are rather hectic and stressful at the moment. Arrrgh!
However, I would like to post to Paint Party Friday with these two pen and ink art cards. I like to think they both have a touch of zen to them. Hello, PPF peeps!
Gnome House and Sebastian the Messenger
Each 2.5″ x 3.5″ Copics, fine liners, white gel pen
A Gnome Called Figgum lives in this tree in the Spring when his wife goes to stay with her sister. The rest of the year he rents it to small-statured tourists including the occasional exotic-location-wedding guest.
The beaked fellow is Sebastian, who belongs to the Messenger Guild. Most reliable small package delivery on the planet!
Thanks so much for stopping in and I hope everyone has a restful weekend. Unless you’d prefer the more active sort of weekend. If so, good luck and I shall watch from my lawn chair*, sipping tea. ;)
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*I don’t actually have a lawn chair.
Three Feline Hat Fanciers (click to enlarge)
Each 2.5″ x 3.5″ Copics, fine liners, white gel pen
Black background and text added digitally
It’s been a slow art week because my regular job has been busy. Which is not my favorite kind of week! Fancy cats seems to be my fall back position at the moment. I guess I can deal with it though I feel the need to mention (again), that I am in fact a dog person. A dog person who likes cats. Cats are cool. But the world may need more dogs in fancy clothes so I am going to try to switch!
Hello Paint Party Friday, which I am entering quite late.
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This is post #275. I find that entirely crazy.
El Burro Fumo and Maynard Chevre
Each 2.5″ x 3.5″ Copics, fine liners, white gel pen
A couple of old world European fancy animals: a Spanish donkey and French goat. El Burro is often recognized, as he is the grandson of the donkey from The Bremen Town Musicians. He and Maynard tried to start a little banjo duo at one time, but they determined very quickly that their friendship would not survive the great chasm of their artistic differences. They are still friends. Both continue to play, but not together.
I am making progress with my plan to make a Fancy Animals poster! Here are 20 (which includes four created before the recent fancy animal frenzy.)
Twenty! Fancy Animals
Each 2.5″ x 3.5″, ink and Copic markers
I think the poster should include nameplates. So I have to figure out the best way to do that. (A variety of handdrawn nameplate ribbons? Something digitally created?) Please feel free to make suggestions of this nature!
Happy Paint Party Friday (which was yesterday)! Thanks for stopping in!
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