A Piece of My Mind (belated) 01-09-10

Didn't get to do all the things I had planned to...personal issues...stressing me out...which is no good excuse to not to anything artistic or creative. I will make it up today and post a piece of my mind soon...

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-08-10

Happy Friday everyone! Here is my piece for today. Sketched at the Camarillo Adolfo Ranch House on my morning break. I am left with the thought I had after I finished my break..."I need to start sketching again!" Here's the first sketch of the year. Enjoy.

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-07-10

Just progress today, folks. But what a difference a day makes! Line work is finished and got my base for paint ready. Lots of Photoshop painting fun to ensue. This is going to be for an EBSQart online show with the theme: gray.

Naomi

2 Original Paintings Up for Sale on Etsy!

This is the first time in quite a long time that I've had original paintings up for sale. So, here you have it, "The Blue Lady" and "Tres Corazones" are up for grabs! Prints available as well for all you budget minded art collectors!

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-06-10 and a half!

Here's some progress on a digital self portrait I'm working on. It's been a while since I've done a self portrait (I think maybe even a year since I've drawn myself!) and it's about time. I remember in high school and college constantly drawing myself. I miss being my own muse some of the time. :)

Naomi

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-06-10

Inspired by Amanda Blake and etsy, I've decided to do something "a day." Amanda is a very talented artist who is creating a drawing a day. I had a little trouble deciding what I'd want to do everyday, and what I am actually capable of finishing every day at this point in my life. Finally, I've come up with "A Piece of My Mind Each Day." Since my mind's a little chaotic and all over the place, yet still pretty focused, I think this commitment to a daily post will be good insight to what's goin on in my noggin. This will entail a drawing, or sketch, painting, collage, or if nothing new is going on in my head, progress on a current piece. As long as there's something art related I'm doing every day, I will have reached my goal. Today, I'm posting vector icons of mer-kittens I did for a friend. These were fun to do, too!

Naomi

Beenznrice.com Re-Vamp!

What was I doing New Year's Day? Well, I had planned on starting the revamp of our website, but I ended up starting and finishing it, as well as finishing the entire holiday without even realizing it! I am quite happy with the current format of the site, and there are buttons to link to this blog, our Facebook fan page, and our twitter profile! Please check out the site and look around. I've added quite a few pieces, especially in the Paintings section!

New Painting Progress

Started a new painting during the holiday season, but because of the holidays, didn't get to do as much work as I had planned. I will post daily progress. Here is what I have so far...

Artist Release Template from Kayleen West

Below is a piece by an amazing illustrator and artist Kayleen West. I just found her blog today and I am so glad that I did! Such an inspiration, and great tips, tutorials and advice for other illustrators and artists.


Once thing I came across today was her post about Artist's/Illustrator's Model Releases. She has a free downloadable template to use here: http://kayleenwest.blogspot.com/2009/09/artistsillustrators-model-release-free.html

This is something I haven't really thought about, as most of the people I've used in images have been friends or family. This brings a whole other point I was not concerned about, but it's always good to cover all bases. Since one of my new years resolutions is to do a lot more oil painting this year, and my main medium is oils, it makes sense to utilize this resource.

Thanks Kayleen for the information and template!

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