trade magazine submission

so, i am finally  taking a leap.  i'm submitting to a trade magazine.  i was all kinds of inspired by one topic they put a call out for, so over the weekend and today, i finished up a piece.  the only problem is that i'm not allowed to share it.  so  i'll share a tease....

moley moley moley......

One of my moleskin groups is coming to an end.  My spread for Pippin's floral/flower wonders is below. 

I've been taking an online class w/Traci Bautista.  I think the influence is evident in this spread.

before color:

with color:

bold, saturated, color!

i just finished this background for a painting i'm making for an old friend of mine.  she told me it had to have red.....
well it has red, and yellow, and orange, and teal, and colbalt green and burnt sienna and magenta and cadmium red dark and titanium buff and on and on and on.....

for the record, i love making these backgrounds! :)

moley entry #2 for this week

This moley comes from Washington state and is part of the #7 moleskine exchange over at ATCs for All mail art group.  The theme is In The Garden.  Using a napkin background, I collaged a fairy and added some yummy good stuff!

another moley entry

For some reason, this theme was hard for me.  The subject: my favorite things.  why was it hard?  is it because i have so many favorites?  was i blocked because i didn't know how to execute it?  i don't know, here is the page:

my favorite things: my family and friends, odd numbers, stars and swirls, my camera, photography, nature, ocean, bright, bold color, textured layered backgrounds, New York and the New York Mets, books, grafitti, stamp carving, birds, and mashed potatoes...LOL!

What to do on a Sunday? - The Sketchbook Project

This past weekend finally came!  The weekend the the Art House Co-op's Sketchbook Project came to Brooklyn!  My friends Penny and Loretta accompanied me on my journey to see all the sketchbooks, including my own. 
It was just over the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, in a neighborhood full of cool graffiti:

This is how it worked:
Each artist was given a sketchbook and a theme:

and when you were finished filling it with your art, you sent it to the Art House Coop to be part of a traveling library:

First stop: 303 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY

there were gorgeous sketchbooks from around the country

this beautiful timekeeper's diary from Sharon Tomlinson!  I couldn't believe I was holding it in my hands!  Such gorgeous, saturated color...the kind i like!

and one about the end of the world by Nancy Martini from the Miami area

there was an elephant in the room by Misty Mawn

as well as a beautiful book from the UK about the other side of the tracks by Elly Wright

and one from South Africa by Carina Claassens

These were artists whose work i've admired and to actually see it in person and to

TOUCH it

HOLD it

EXAMINE it! 

 How amazing!

here are some other pages i loved, but didn't get the artists' names...if you're out there, and see your work...let me know, i'm happy to give you credit!

remember the robot from lost in space?  danger danger will robinson!

The Sketchbook Project is continuing it's journey to Boston next, then onto Californina, Missouri and Illinois...if you get a chance...check it out.  There aren't enough hours in a day to see all the books, but even seeing a few is truly inspiring!

Flyer for the 2010 Sketchbook Project tour

Flyer for the 2010 Sketchbook Project tour, originally uploaded by arthousecoop.

come see my sketchbook!