365 project

My husband gave me a very good idea to start what is called a "365 Project" which is to create something once a day all year long. I guess this is also considered a New Years' resolution to draw every day. This year I plan on doing a sketch everyday and here are 2 examples from yesterday and today. They are just rough ideas and actually I really enjoy it because it doesn't take too long, nor do I have to make a long commitment to finish a project. Plus, I get to start new ideas and can take from there in to a final project if I choose. Another example is my husband is going to make a mug/cup everyday and the point is to explore new shapes and designs. I encourage anyone to do this project whether you are a photographer, writer, scientist, or whatever you enjoy doing, do something creative once a day this entire year (it's not too late to start).

Birth of Venus

I have been working on this piece for a while, but I am finally finished. I was inspired to do a mythological piece, because 2 years ago I went to Italy and saw Botticelli's Birth of Venus and I wanted to do my own version and here it is!

Bolero

Hello Everyone!

I have been working on Ballet posters for Utah's ballet west. I wasn't commissioned or anything, however I would like to show them what I have done an hopefully I can get some freelance work for them.

I had fun doing this poster. It was a difficult dance to research and the only version of the ballet I could find was a video cassette from the 1980s. I will say it is difficut to get the mood of the dance and attitude of the dancers in one shot. However, it was fun to research as well as create. Enjoy!

Sleeping Beauty poster

I did this poster for Ballet West for a class project. I had a lot of fun doing it, especially the researching. I went to the library and borrowed 4 different version of the ballet. However I only watched two realizing that they are very similar, with the exception of the costumes. I am especially happy with this piece because it is the 1st time I have done a male figure in this style. I hope you all enjoy it!

Sun dancer

Well I have been so busy lately, some may think that I have disappeared of the face of the earth. Not so! I have been drawing, painting and working in illustrator and photoshop consistently from 4:30 am to 7 pm everyday this week to catch up in all my art projects. It came to me that I haven't posted anything new in over a week and I am excited to show you my interpretation of the sun! It is to compliment my dancing moon piece I did a few months ago. I have to say doing a graphic image of a girl doing a barrel roll was no easy task. I still have some tweaking to do, but I still want to share with you! Have a great President's day weekend!

Another Redo of the Snowflake

Thank you to the person that gave me the critique, I think it improved my piece significantly. I am pretty happy with all the changes, from her position to the white outline on her hair and outfit. I would love to hear any more feedback!

Happy Holidays!

I am happy to say that I have a revised illustration to display for everyone! I have been taking a break and trying to recover from this past semester. Yesterday I had the desire to fix my snowflake girl and here she is! I made the extensions from her body bigger so you can see them, rotated the snowflake for design interest, and lots of other tweaking. I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday! Happy New Year!

Snowflake

Hello all! It has taken me unusually long to get a new post up this month due to the last week of school and finals week. However, I have many updates to share with you. Here is today's illustration. It's the same style as my moon, but for the holiday season I made a snowflake. You are welcome to leave comments. I enjoy hearing them.

Final of Dancing Moon

I am finished with the Dancing Moon piece, and I must say I am pretty happy with it. I am also happy to hear such wonderful comments on it too. Thanks for the support!

Newest Moon

Here is my newest illustration of the moon. I made her more anatomically correct and added some silver paint to her bodice and shoes. I am still deciding if I like it or not. The great thing about doing an illustration on the computer is that I can redo the print as many times as I'd like.
Sorry about the poorly taken picture of the detail, I need better lighting as well as a camera. One day when I have some money I will purchase one. In the mean time, I will do my best to get the best pictures I can.

dancing moon

I am excited that I am doing a new project! I decided to do a Art Deco influenced illustration. I am illustrating a poem called The Night Will Never Stay and this is what I came up with. I tried to recreate the moon to avoid any cliches. I drew a female moon dancing across the night sky to give the feeling that she cannot stay in one place. I should have the finished product up in a week. Enjoy!