Artist Interview: Lizzie Mara

It's been awhile since I've posted here on the blog, but I'm happy to be back and sharing a wonderful interview with my friend Lizzie. I met Lizzie through craft fairs here in Denver. Before I knew her personally, I was drawn to the colors and beautiful line work of Lizzie's paintings. As a friend, …

Studio Gratitude

I had been in a pretty good habit of keeping up a gratitude list because of reading "Simple Abundance" But at the end of 2012, and the end of the book, I let this habit slide a little bit. This week I've been pushing myself to get back into the habit of writing down 5 …

Coming Soon

I'm getting ready to order some more cards and prints so I'm taking the opportunity to add a few new designs. The above is a peak at my latest Valentine's or Love themed card. And this cute one with the owls will be added to the print collection. I will probably be adding more reproductions …

Show + Tell: John Rombola

I was at a new discount book shop the other day and saw the book John Rombola: Eclectic Eccentric propped on a shelf. I had never heard of this artist, but the cover was intriguing enough for me to flip through the pages. The illustration style reminded me of Picasso's line drawings. It was then …

Purple Illustrations

I finally took the time to scan a few of my doodles from my work notebook. After manipulating some of the illustrations in Photoshop and then Illustrator, I realized that I need to be drawing on a blank page rather than a grid. Also, if I'd truly like to turn this illustrations into a nice …

Show & Tell: Lollipop Pottery

Artisan Center in Denver's Cherry Creek is always a fun shop to browse through. On my last visit I saw mugs by Lollipop Pottery and I made a note to look up the company. I thought the bird and cage illustrations were so adorable! I could easily see these mugs quickly becoming a favorite in my …

Sketchbook Share

I haven't been drawing as much in my sketchbook, but I thought I would share some pages from several weeks ago. The top sketch on this page is actually a sketch I'm using for a painting right now. I might use this text for a christmas card next year. I've been working on some buildings …

How I Illustrate

I like to draw my own illustrations inspired by other illustrations. I found the below by doing a search on istock for owls, tree branches and evergreens to find images to start from. I also like to pull images from my collection of Things I Find. Here are a few pages from my sketchbook of the owls …

Two Thirds

I have finished two of the three 8x10 canvases that I have been working on.  I had set out to use owls on these canvases and as a result I have struggled with the illustrations as they are new for me. I drew and drew and drew pages of owls in my sketchbook as well …

Show + Tell: David Weidman

I found the work of David Weidman the winter of 2009 while I was unemployed searching for images of birds to draw. This past summer his work found me again on the blog of Jenn Ski. Her post featured pillows with his designs available at Urban Outfitters. Even though most of his work is over 40 …