Moved!

I've created a new art blog under my married name - click the image above.

Porcelina

Inspired by early 1900's actresses/Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness :)

Cream Soda

Finally finished my Wreck It Ralph fan art :)

Sugar Rush Sneak Peek

Just saw Wreck-It Ralph and was pleasantly surprised :) Now I understand why everyone is doing all this "Sugar Rush" fanart, and I absolutely could not help myself! This one is taking quite a while, so I thought I'd post a sneak peek at least. The theme is Cream Soda.....

The 3 Gens Complete

So here it is: The 3 "Gens" completed! as mentioned in the previous post, this is my interpretation of 3 characters from one of my favourite books - "A Hero For Wondla" by Tony Diterlizzi. Can't wait for the next book!

The 3 Gens WIP

Here is the lineart for the painting I'm currently working on. It is my interpretation of 3 characters from a book by Tony Diterlizzi called "A Hero for Wondla". They are 3 sisters and are all named "Gen".

Norma WIP

Work in progressssss

more progress

more progress using Loish's  video tutorials.
the hair still needs some work, but it's getting there...
more to follow.....

Digital Painting

been working on a new style/approach to digital painting that i've always wanted to try -- watching some video tutorials by my all-time favourite artist Loish. this is what i've come up with so far, but i hope to take it to a finished and more polished level. eventually.

Cake Fairy

A recent commission.

Doodle

just a doodle i did the other night :)

Finally....

...finished! enjoy :)

Treasure

soooo....

here' a painting i've been working on for the last little while that i just finished the other night. it's my first mixed media painting and includes acrylic paint, fabric, and metalic sharpie (sharpie paint marker). This was a lot of fun to make! and it was also my first attempt at epoxy resin (that thick clear glossy finish over everything), which was quite messy and nerve-racking, but really worth the end result. I think i'll try it again on my next piece :) anyway, hope you enjoy! (sorry for the crappy lighting/photo quality).

Sneak Peek WIP

well, i've started my epic painting, and it's taking a lloooooonngggg time, so i wanted to post something while i'm working on it......so, voila! more to follow!!!!.......

Moon Prism Power

just a little ol' meatball-head tribute ;P

Fairy Sketch

here's a quick sketch i did tonight that i'm hoping to paint at some point...y'know, one of these days before i die.... :S

Longboarding

Star Wars Painted

Star Wars Creature

Here's a Star Wars-esque inspired charcter I've been meaning to draw for a while now. I'm hoping to paint it soon-ish....;)

Fun With Textures

Yes, I'm a Slacker...

uummm, yeah...about that painting i've been "working on" of the previous post...there's a good chance that may not be finished any time soon :( i'm just too busy with school. But i WILL finish it, one of these days, before i die...
anyways here's a sketch i did last night for the mean time....enjoy!

Here We Go...

Aaaaalllright. so here's the lineart for a painting i'm going to do (added a quick gradient), and it is going to take me a LOOOONNG time! so i thought i'd post the lineart to have something up while i paint it. also, this is my first time doing digital linart, and i must say, i really like it. it's so much easier! i'm still slow though, this clean-up probably took me around 15 hours :S ...but i've only just begun!.....

Little Creature

Honestly, i have no clue what this is. i just started doodling yesterday and this is what came out....some weird cat-fish-octopus-bird-thingy....call it what you like ;P

Life Drawing

sooo....i went to life drawing last night for the first time in 7 years!! it was a lot of fun, and i hope to start going more often :) these vary from 10-20 minute poses and were done in blue ball-point pen, then texture added in photoshop.

Sophie & Calcifer

Voila! <3 love this movie so much <3

Howl's Moving Castle

Here's a quick sketch i did tonight of my interpretation of a character named Sophie from one of my favourite movies, Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle. This is when her long hair is burned off by Calcifer, the fire demon, and i love how it stays grey in the end. (if you have no idea what i'm talking about, then shame on you! you need to see this movie!! ;P right now)
i hope to colour this one soon to show off her pretty grey hair....

Mmmm, Patio Season....*Bliss*

I should be studying....

Coveted "Sketch Dump"

Haven't done one yet, so voila. just a bunch of old stuff i found kicking around today

Mob Kitties

more fun with photoshop LOL. sorry for copying you katie, when i saw yours i was inspired and i couldn't resist!

Coral

playing around with photoshop today....

Alexandra Windchime

Rest in peace, dearest Renee <3

Abe!

My cat finally sat still for more than 5 seconds last night, so i snatched a quick sketch :)

Cat Doodle

just fooling around with some new markers....

Rotten Apples

So, i'm off for christmas holidays and i've FINALLY had a chance to do some artwork of my own. Thought i'd kill two birds with one stone and give some art as an xmas gift to my sister. This painting is actually of her, which i painted from a photo, in acrylic paint on canvas (sorry for the blurry photo). I also included some lyrics on the painting from a song by [non other than] the Smashing Pumpkins called Rotten Apples: "Dirty your face/ With longing, and grace"

I used a modeling paste and piped the words onto the canvas and then painted over them to create a sort of embossed look. It's been ages since i've painted so it was really nice to get back to basics.....

Brrrr!!!

Here's the painted version of the previous sketch. i'm pretty happy with how it turned out, but, still need ALOT more practice with photshop!! and my clean-up! :S winter is on it's way.......

Mae!

here's another "lackadaisy" inspired character i drew today. she's based on my sister's cat, mae. i eventually want to cell-paint her, so hopefully i'll be able to find time to do that soon!

Candy Quackenbush

did some artwork tonight :D. one of my favourite books is called 'the abarat' by clive barker, and the main character is a teenage girl named candy quackenbush, so this is what i imagine her to look like. i started off with a sketch, and then decided to do an ink wash. i used a black sharpie and good old fashion india ink (i'm too cheap for fancy marker pens, although i would love to get my hands on some one of these days) then i altered the hue in photoshop. she's supposed to have one blue eye and one brown eye. quite an interesting character :)

Ben Bear

Here's some 'key posing' i did on a show called "The Secret World Of Benjamin Bear" seasons 2&3 a few years ago. I miss those cute little bears! They were alot of fun to draw:)

Self Portrait

Something i haven't done in YEARS is draw a self portrait. tonight i was feeling a little traditional, and a little bored, so voila! it was good practice :)

Photography

here are a few photos i've taken, a number of years ago, most of them when i was in high school. i was lucky enough to attend a special art high school where we got to learn (among other mediums) how to develop our own film and prints. a really neat experience! the first three were taken on an old, old, manual pentax and developed myself. the rest were taken on a disposable camera, back when digital cameras weren't as popular as they are today. thank god for digital! hope you enjoy them :) i hope to post some newer sketches soon!