Some of this stuff is on my portfolio site, too... others haven't seen the light of day since 2004. I'd rather they go to a good home than sit in storage. I'm planning to sell these either through ebay or etsy (haven't decided yet) and will be offering a free sketch of the buyer's choice with each purchase. :)

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 Trying to sell some of my original pieces. If you or anyone you know might be interested, please take a look at my ebay listing? Thanks so much! (If you'd rather just look at the posted picture, that's fine too.)

Details: Watercolor on Arches Cold Press paper; Created 2007

One of my biggest artistic challenges is that I have so many ideas and start a lot of projects... to the point that half of the projects get put on hold for new ideas. One of my New Years Resolutions is to finish projects before starting a new one. Anyway, this painting is based on a photo taken at Maymont Park in Richmond, VA last summer. I know I wish it was summer right now! (Too bad we don't all live in somewhere like Australia at the moment, hmm?)

Preliminary sketchwork for a 5x7 watercolor piece. I haven't quite decided on her clothing yet and her "crown" needs some work. (Please ignore the strange hand- once the shading is in it will look correct, I promise.) I'm pretty excited to be working on this, actually, because I've got a fair idea of how exactly I'm going to work this one. :)

Work in progress. Originally an embossing with touches of watercolor, I'm reworking it in gouache. It's maybe 50% done at the moment. I'll post a full set of progress pictures when it's finished.

Please excuse the fuzzy photo. Bad quality.

A Short Introduction:

Another decade-old album, but this time by a band that's continued to be a personal favorite for quite a few years.

The Art of CDs 3:

Artist: Muse

Album: Showbiz

Released: 1999

Acquired: 2004

Reason for buying: I stumbled upon "Time is Running Out" on the internet (back in the days before youtube, mind you) and found a bunch of tracks from their Absolution album. After a couple listens I decided it was worth purchasing. Much to my dismay, I couldn't find the album anywhere. No one had heard of it or the band. Then I found Showbiz entirely by accident shoved in the back of a shelf at a Sam Goody. I had no clue they had more than one album and I quite liked the cover art, so I picked it up.

Top 5 Tracks (in no particular order): Showbiz (#7), Escape (#10), Sunburn (#1), Cave (#6), Muscle Museum (#2)

Packaging:
Aside from the slight fuzziness of the cover art and the lack of lyrics in the booklet, this is honestly one of my favorite cd package designs ever. I just love the way the motif is carried throughout the book and case. And okay, yes, I like the sci-fi gimmick... it's fun...

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Had work today so not much time to draw, but I did manage to whip up this quick sketch inspired by the Minoan Snake Goddess statue from Crete....

Medium: Ink
Time: maybe 10 minutes... hence the extreme sketchiness ^^;