Nominated!!!

So, i've been nominated for one of Vancouver's Best Fine Artist at the Urban Culture Conference and Awards! I just found out yesterday! If you like my work, please help me out and vote! It's very easy and you don't even have to register! One vote per poll...

Thank you to everyone who has supported me in the past!! It makes doing what i love easier knowing you're there!!

Thanks :)

http://urbancultureconference.com/
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Doodle Show

This show's theme was "Doodles"(obvs): silly little drawings. And while there were plenty of those, the artists contributed many different kinds of work that stretched that definition to include cartoons, watercolours, sketches, and paintings. Along with the art, a showcase of local comedians also donated their time and talents during the event.

The Doodle Show took place at The Hunter Bisset Gallery in Tinseltown in Vancouver on Feb 19th, 2011.

Partial proceeds from this show went to Atira Women's Resource Centre's program: Enterprising Women Making Art. All artists involved donated a portion of their sales to the program. The gallery also matched that donation. 

As for my pieces, here they are. All with bunnies and heart tissue paper in the bg. They are hung in 5x8" black frames and painted on watercolour paper with acrylic, pen and white marker.

 "!!!"

 "--->"

 "hmph"
SOLD

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The Strip Show

So, the theme for the next Box Studios/Franklin Room show happening tomorrow is "strip".

What comes to mind when i hear that word... well, a few things actually...

So, here are 3 paintings/sketches i completed last night. Complete with strips of comic strips and comic strip characters stripping...

Rattle Trap
6"x6"
mixed on canvas

Stranger- "Sigh. Archie, you're so clumsy!"
Archie- "Yeah, I know"
Veronica (to Betty)- "I shudder to think that I've ridden on that rattle-trap"
Betty- "Now, Veronica"
Veronica- "But it's like he's proud of it!"
Archie- "Why not?"

 Here It Comes
6"x6"
mixed on canvas

Olive- "Oh, I'm so hungry--Hurry up give me some!"
Popeye- "Okay, Olive... Here it comes!"
*Olive gets splashed in the face by something*

Clumsy Distraction
6"x6"
mixed on canvas

Veronica- "Good grief! I knew you drove me hard, but not THAT hard!"
Archie(thinking about Betty)- "Having you on my mind always gets me distracted!"
Betty- "Oh!"
Stranger- "He's clumsy, but a smooth clumsy!"

New Pieces for the XX Show

"Tengerine"

mixed media on canvas

12x24

Jan 2011

SOLD

"Show and Tell"

mixed media on skim board

Feb 2011

SOLD

 

Love Made Me

I just realized i never posted this event...

I had some prints and my mermaid paintings up at this event...

30%-80% off Love Made Me & Third Floor Design Collections
(Pieces starting at $5)

Saturday February 5 | 11am – 9pm
Sunday February 6 | 12pm – 3pm
...

Perfect for brides-to-be, best friends, Valentine's Day gifts or anyone who loves awesome deals on locally made clothing.

Featuring a Ladylike Artist Show & Sell By:

Ashleigh Kirkham (http://www.ashleighkirkham.com/)
Emily Cooper (http://www.emilycooperphotography.ca/)
Eileen Soo (http://www.confessionsofadesigner.com/)
Jenn Brisson (http://jennbrisson.blogspot.com/)
Kris Brownlee (http://acageybee.com/)
Phresha (http://deviantethics.carbonmade.com/)
Arin Sieber

XX Show - at Bherd Gallery Seattle, WA

This will be my first showing in Seattle!! Wooters!
Do you know which painting is mine?

More info on Bherd Gallery can be found here and here and here.


if you happen to get one of these fliers, you will notice that there is another event promoted on the reverse side. Down the street the store Tasty, will also be having an all-female artist opening.

 

Progression of a Commission - Doll with Paper Crane

 Here are the ruffs from the very beginning.... super ruff...

Final painting!

"Fractured...", the art...

The ruff and clean for "Snow White and the Seven Dorks"

this is the SUPER DUPER ruff i did for the 'Cyberella' story
and the final with fairy god mother et all...

 the ruff and clean for "Siren Song"

"Fractured..." The book and it's contents!!

Here is a closer look at the book that i illustrated for over the summer. It was released fall of 2010 and am looking forward to working with this team in the future!!

Here's the inside cover with signature from the author Joanna Karaplis!!

The frontispiece and excerpt from the tale "Snow White and the Seven Dorks" 

illustrated by me and signed by me!

Frontispiece for "Cyberella"with excerpt

Frontispiece for the tale "Siren Song" with excerpt...

And finally the back page with MY NAME! woo hoo!!

Creepy Kids

I've been wanting to paint some creepy children with teddymares hangin on their shoulders. 

So i did. 

I had a bunch of these lil' wooden thingies i've been wanting to paint on. 

So i used em. 

Et voila! 

Creepy kids with teddymares on lil' wooden thingies were born...

"Tristan"

 "Jason"
SOLD

" Jenna"
 SOLD

 "Kelly"

"Kent"

"Miko"

 "Sally"

5x7

mixed on wooden panels

November 2010