Caroline Boyk's Blog

Celebrate Fabulously

2012-01-09T05:55:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year, everyone! This year, my resolution is to have 52 new art pieces by December 31, 2012 (that's one a week for those wondering the significance of 52). So far, I am right on track! Here's piece number two! Enjoy!

Bear and Bird

2012-01-03T21:24:00.000-08:00

I've missed ink drawing. Here's a bear and a friendly little bird. Considering coloring it at some point....
Enjoy!

Jazz Spaniels

2012-01-01T14:48:00.000-08:00

Another cut paper piece, a cocker spaniel jazz band. Enjoy! Oh, Happy New Year!!

2011 Christmas Card

2011-12-14T19:30:00.000-08:00

My Christmas card for 2011. Merry Christmas everyone! Here's to another year of many more art-ventures to come!! Have a wonderful Christmas, and Holiday season (or Merry Whatever-you-celebrate).

Here's to warm fuzzies through the new year!

Cheers!

Lilly's Amani Children's Foundation Murfee Print

2011-11-21T12:55:00.001-08:00

I am so excited to share a very special print I did for the Amani Children's Foundation. It is the first thing I have done that is currently on sale for Lilly Pulitzer (although I have many exciting things in production, but I have to wait before I can talk about them). The Amani Children's Foundation is an amazing charity and you can read more about them (and where to buy this murfee scarf) on the Lilly Pulitzer blog.

Modecai

2011-11-11T21:25:00.001-08:00

Here is a character I created to practice some painting. Not so happy with the way the painting came out. His name is Modecai. Enjoy!

Tooth Character Sheet

2011-11-10T19:14:00.001-08:00

Here is a quick character sheet I dreamed up. His name is Tooth, and his snout is fun to draw. Enjoy!

Chicken Soup!

2011-10-22T16:33:00.000-07:00

These foxes are craving some chicken soup! Cut paper illustration. Enjoy!

Paper Lion Family

2011-09-17T14:13:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I've been itching to cut paper lately, I decided to get back on that horse with the following illustration. Those who follow me on Twitter know that I've been tweeting about my progress all week. I'm so excited to finally show this, and get to work on my next piece!Hope you enjoy!!Original for sale HERE!

Mastiff

2011-09-13T20:56:00.000-07:00

I'm starting a series of stylized dog drawings as some fun practice. I painted this one in photoshop to celebrate having the Adobe suite again! Yay! To start.....a Mastiff! Enjoy!

Print now available HERE!

Life At Lilly

2011-09-08T12:41:00.001-07:00

Working in the print department at Lilly Pulitzer has been an absolute blast. In the beginning of the summer, I was flown to Ohio to help re-do the Lilly Legacy Village Store. I painted 4 huge canvases, as well as the "Lilly's story" dressing room. You can find the full Lilly's story on our website. ;]
Unfortunately, I forgot my good camera, so I was stuck with using my iPhone.
Oh, and in our "color swatch" dressing room, Reba (another wonderful print designer) gave me a shout out on one of my favorite colors!!

All prints and art © Lilly Pulitzer. :)

Courage

2011-09-04T15:07:00.000-07:00

I realized I never posted this. This was one of my final projects for my Media class in my last semester of college. The scan isn't so great, I miss having awesome scanners at my disposal! Anyway, done in acrylic on illustration board (now I'm itching to do another acrylic painting). Enjoy!

Doggy Doodle...

2011-08-30T20:41:00.000-07:00

Just a quick doodle of a doggy getting ready for back to school! Good luck everyone who's starting a new school year! I was inspired to draw something for 5 Minute Marvels, this dad has the cutest idea ever for sharing art with his kids. :]

Photoshop.

Still Drawing Animals....

2011-08-02T20:54:00.000-07:00

Some photoshop sketches.....

iPhone Case

2011-07-20T17:12:00.000-07:00

Yet another iphone case design for a friend who I owe a lot to. Very bacon-y this time.

The Design:

Design on the Case:

Lilly Pulitzer Tote Bag

2011-07-12T17:37:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, quick update!
The CFDA and eBay teamed up to start a wonderful new "trend" of "You Can't Fake Fashion!" Basically, a bunch of really awesome high end brands were given canvas totes to re-design and make their own! They went on sale on July 11th. I was able to hand paint one for Lilly Pulitzer, one of a kind!
You can view it on eBay! And also view the images below.
Print and design ©Lilly Pulitzer.

Wedding Invites

2011-07-06T19:25:00.000-07:00

I've had the honor of designing my cousin's wedding invites. Here are some designs I came up with, they chose the first design (which was my favorite too.)

Update

2011-06-24T17:09:00.001-07:00

Hey guys, here's an update to my life after graduation....
I've been working at Lilly Pulitzer in the print design department. On top of that, I've been doing some freelance, and freelance for a company called Vector Genius. I can only show the images VG puts on their website, so here is a little that I've done. Visit the VG website here !!!

I'm still accepting freelance and commission work, just email me at carolineboyk@gmail.com
Enjoy!

Slider Portrait

2011-05-31T21:46:00.000-07:00

Quick portrait of my new dog Slider, who I have not had the opportunity to draw. I think I like her so much because she looks like one of my drawings. Scrappy, tall, skinny legs, goofy proportions, big ears and a long tail!
20 min. photoshop.
Enjoy!

Also; follow me on tumblr

The Guide - A Senior Thesis

2011-05-03T18:08:00.000-07:00

For the past five months, I have been working on an ongoing project known (and dreaded) as the senior college thesis. I focused primarily on character design based around a story which would be a tv pitch. I have 7 final characters, which I had printed in a book. Each character has a page, gesture sheet, expression sheet, and small sequence. It may not seem like a lot of work, but there are hundreds of concepts and drawings that didn't make it out of sketch phase.
Enjoy!

The Final Set Up

(The sculpture previously posted also made it into the show)

The Book:

New Sculpture

2011-04-26T07:37:00.000-07:00

I've been working on a sculpture to add to my thesis show, so here's a preview of one of my thesis characters in the form of a sculpture. Had some difficulty with his legs cracking, but I believe it has been fixed! If you happen to be in Sarasota for the thesis show, you will be able to see it in person!

Enjoy!

Wire Frame:

Process shot:

More Process:

Final:

Wolf

2011-04-25T15:32:00.000-07:00

Hello again! Things are wrapping up quick around here! Friday is our final show and I'm crazy trying to get all of it put together!
Anyway, here is a quick print I did of a wolf face. I've been itching to do something different lately. This technique was very different than what I'm used to doing, quite interesting and fun!

Enjoy!

Detail Shot:

Like a Zebra in a Lion's Den...

2011-04-24T20:20:00.000-07:00

This one's a little bizarre....but, another project for my synergism class. I was craving cutting paper, as usual. Hopefully the concept reads, but in case there is any confusion, the zebra has disguised himself as a lion and entered the lion's den in an effort to not be eaten. He then discovers the zebra meat the lion's have been snacking on. I promise I will be posting better pictures soon, but for now I could only snap one with my iphone.
Enjoy!

Paper characters in progress:

Final:

Senior Illustration Show!

2011-04-12T23:32:00.000-07:00

It's time to announce the 2011 Ringling College Senior Illustration Show! It will be held on campus on April 30th and will stay hanging until May 4th!! If you're around, come and see it it will be awesome!
I have been helping plan the show (with many other people) and it has been a huge undertaking but I'm glad it's all coming together. I was in charge of creating the postcard that will be sent all over Sarasota.
Enjoy!

Fashion/Patterns!

2011-04-01T11:08:00.000-07:00

Some pattern and fashion work. Blogger made the bag suuuper orange. meh.
Anyway, Enjoy!

Save the Date!

2011-03-30T14:28:00.000-07:00

My cousin Alex asked his wonderful girlfriend Lindsay to marry him. I offered to design the save the date cards and wedding invitations. Here are a couple of designs I came up with for the save the date cards. They asked for roses and a red, white, and silver color scheme.

Some Patterns

2011-03-29T09:20:00.000-07:00

Some more patterns I've worked on. Really enjoyed working on this, and I'm looking forward to creating more!!

Gypsy Giraffe

2011-03-23T10:05:00.000-07:00

My apologies for lack of posts, things have been crazy here at school. I am currently working on my thesis and trying to keep that off of the internet for now. Anyway, progress in my other works....

For an assignment, in my synergism class, we were asked to pick a page in the dictionary and illustrate it using several different terms. I've been itching to cut paper for a while now, and used this as a perfect excuse.

Enjoy.

"The gipsy giraffe chewed a ginkgo leaf while making gingerbread cookies and drinking a ginger-beer. She wore a girandole while a Ginny-carriage was parked outside."

Quick Update!

2011-03-04T15:52:00.000-08:00

Just a quick update. A cut paper birthday present for my Daddio. He likes to golf, and he likes when I make things :]

Moose Transportation

2011-02-23T17:43:00.000-08:00

Sorry for lack of posts lately, senior year is in full swing! I promise a ton of work (and a ton of thesis work) is on its way! But for now, here's a watercolor painting of a few forest animals hitching a ride with a moose.
Enjoy!

Cactus Cats!

2011-02-08T09:00:00.000-08:00

For my synergism in illustration class we had to do some research on mythical creatures. I chose the cactus cat, a cat who lives in the American southwest. The critter is said to be covered in needle-like hair and has a bone extending from its arm which it uses to cut cacti open (in a spiral pattern) and it drinks the cactus juice. Because the cactus juice is fermented, the cat walks around in the desert, drunk, howling. Cowboys created the creature to explain weird noises they would hear at night. I decided it would be an entertaining image if they had a "cactus bar."

Senior Portrait

2011-02-06T00:44:00.000-08:00

Reworking of my senior portrait.
Every year Ringling College puts a poster together of all of the senior illustrators. It is put up all over campus and what-not. Blogger has dulled color significantly. But enjoy anyway!

More Patterns!

2011-02-04T13:24:00.000-08:00

Some more fun patterns and even one fashion illustration! Enjoy!

Rhino Styling

2011-02-03T10:14:00.000-08:00

A new pen and ink illustration, of a rhino getting a new hairstyle, hairspray and all.

Self Portrait

2011-02-01T07:58:00.000-08:00

An assignment for class, a self portrait in black and white of you shouting. It was used as a poster for "Call for Entrees." This was incredibly fun, and I forgot how much I love ink. I'm itching to add color to this....

Patterns

2011-01-31T20:30:00.000-08:00

I've been working on some patterns. Enjoy!

Zbrush Edits

2011-01-27T16:40:00.000-08:00

Some previous zbrush work that I finally have good images for. Enjoy!

Animal Drawings

2011-01-20T12:16:00.000-08:00

Hello world! I haven't posted in forever, but I swear I'm around. I'm back into the full swing of my final semester and producing a ton of work (which, I promise, I will post later). For now, here are some drawings that have been floating around in my sketchbook. These select few deserved to see the light of day. Most of them drawn in a moleskin sketchbook with Prismacolor Col-Erase pencil. The last one was drawn on white paper in normal pencil.
Enjoy!

Happy 2011!

2011-01-01T23:51:00.000-08:00

Happy 2011 everybody, here are some photography shots from my family's new year's party.
I missed my camera!
Enjoy!!

Paper Christmas

2010-12-15T17:13:00.000-08:00

A quick paper sculpture I did to help decorate the house for Christmas. One of my favorite scenes ever, puppy napping by the fireplace with stockings hung and the tree up. I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas.

Tea with Mr. Wolf

2010-12-08T22:07:00.000-08:00

My final illustration. Done in ink and digital.
Enjoy!

Character Studies

2010-12-08T07:09:00.000-08:00

Some character designs for the "Goose Girl" story. Enjoy!

Visual Development Stuff

2010-12-06T21:09:00.000-08:00

Here are some pieces from my independent study this semester, to go along with my Irish Wolfhound character, Fillin. Enjoy!

Freelance Project

2010-12-06T06:53:00.000-08:00

Another freelance project, again to grace the front of a children's t-shirt.
Enjoy.

Freelance Project

2010-12-02T20:13:00.000-08:00

I have been working on a small freelance project recently. This design will grace the front of a children's t-shirt. Blogger has dulled the colors a little, but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the image.

Short Animation Tests

2010-11-18T20:40:00.000-08:00

Two quick animation tests of geese. I missed traditional animation, I'm a bit rusty. Click to make 'em move.
Enjoy!

Run:

Walk:

Stop Motion Set

2010-11-09T23:04:00.000-08:00

I'm working on a new stop motion paper animation. This is the current progress on my stage. I'm cutting out the characters now and shooting next week.
I will take a more professional picture, but for right now, a snap-shot from my cell phone.

ZBrush Toy

2010-11-08T17:53:00.000-08:00

A toy creation I thought up and created in zbrush. I was even able to paint it this time! He is intended to be a secondary toy, created to go along with a figure who rides on its saddle.
Enjoy!

My favorite part, the mask;

Fall Puppy

2010-11-06T18:39:00.000-07:00

The weather here has cooled down considerably, and it's really starting to feel like fall. I was inspired to do a quick paper sculpture of a friend's adorable puppy during fall time. I used it as a quick motion test for a stop motion I am working on.
Anyway, here's the sketch, process shot, and final. Enjoy!

Birdy Love (and Twitter!)

2010-10-31T23:22:00.000-07:00

I have officially joined the twitter community. I pretty much only talk about artwork and process work for what I'm working on. SO if you are interested in that, go ahead and click the button below and start following me, I'd appreciate it!!

Now, onto the artwork. I'm into drawing birds lately. So, to turn that into something worthwhile, I have created two greeting cards. I'm very happy with the way they have turned out, and the hard copies have a tasteful amount of glitter on them. :]
Blogger has dulled colors slightly.
Enjoy!

Print available HERE!

Pin-Ups

2010-10-18T20:53:00.000-07:00

Some super fun pin-ups. Photoshop. Blogger dulls colors.
Enjoy.

Print Available HERE!

Prop Sheet

2010-10-12T23:27:00.000-07:00

A prop sheet created for my Irish Wolfhound character.
From left to right: blanket for bed, copper pot used for water, old metal tin for food, straw filled pillow for bed, bagpipe used to wake his master in the morning, and ladle for refilling water.
Blogger dulled the colors again.

Enjoy.

ZBrush Goat!

2010-10-11T19:34:00.000-07:00

Here's a goat character I've been working on in zbrush. This particular goat can be quite cranky and tends to get into fights as seen by his current pose, missing horn and torn up ear.
ZBrush can be quite frustrating, but still very fun to work with.
Enjoy.

Head Detail:

New Character

2010-09-28T21:49:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, here's a new character I've been working on in my "Advanced Character, Environment, and Prop Design" independent study class. His name is Fillin (which means "Little Wolf" in Gaelic) and he's an Irish Wolfhound who just wants a friend.
Unfortunately blogger dulls certain colors, this seems to be the case for this piece.
Anyway, many more concept pieces to come!
Enjoy!

New iPhone Case

2010-09-20T14:02:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone,
just a quick update! I made a new iPhone 4 case for myself. I wanted it to match my blog and my business cards. Plus, I think it looks really cool. I really enjoy making these cases, hopefully I can make some more in my free time.

This is a quick little design I threw together for a friend in Illustrator. Just a break from school work to flex my illustrator muscle.

Enjoy!

ZBrush Kangaroo!

2010-09-14T16:08:00.000-07:00

So, for this semester I am taking a class that teaches a digital sculpting program called ZBrush. I'm so happy I'm finally able to learn this program, it's too fun! Anyway, here's my first project, just a simple head sculpt. I took Flyer, my old kangaroo character (from a few posts ago, just click "character" to see who I'm talking about), and made him digital 3D! I still want to add a few more textures to him, and hopefully I'll be able to get around to that soon.
Anyway, please enjoy!

Goose Girl

2010-09-09T09:03:00.000-07:00

So, school is back in full swing here at Ringling. It's still hard to believe I'm a senior! Things picked up pretty much the second we got back.
My first illustration assignment was a children's book illustration. I chose the story of The Goose Girl. If you're interested in reading it, you can find it here. Below are my two illustrations and process for said story. I chose to do paper sculptures for it, I felt the style and look fit the story well.

Sketch:

Color/Value:

Final:

Illustration No. 2

Sketch:

Value

(color wasn't necessary but I still wanted to have color in mind)

Final:

My dog can fly!

2010-08-18T13:44:00.000-07:00

I decided to get some dog reference that I typically can't find online. I used my favorite model, my dog Elle. She goes crazy for the hose, and I knew I'd get some funny shots. These are my favorite pictures.

Beagle Love

2010-08-08T16:09:00.000-07:00

For my cousin Rachel and her beagle baby Rigby!

Welshie Love

2010-08-04T20:11:00.000-07:00

I love and miss my little welsh terrier, Elle.

Doodle!

2010-07-31T19:03:00.000-07:00

Quick digital painting for a friend.
Enjoy!

New Business Cards!

2010-07-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

Yay! My new business cards have been ordered and I cannot wait to get them!
I'm very pleased with the design and am working on a new matching portfolio layout and letterhead. I only ordered a few because, fingers crossed, I will have a website up and running come end of next year.

Front:

Back:

Coloring Book

2010-07-14T13:31:00.000-07:00

I have been working with a small educational math company called MathZee to create printable coloring pages for their website. They asked me to use their pre-designed characters to create pages that cover specific math standards. Here's a small sampling of what I've been working on.

Done in Illustrator.

Characters and concepts © MathZee.

Quick Update

2010-07-12T20:58:00.000-07:00

So I've been doing a bunch of art for work, but I'll update that later.
I've been working on learning flash (it's the toughest Adobe program to learn!) here's a quick mock-up web design and some icons I put togehter for my mother, the interior designer. Blogger has again dulled colors. Oh well....
Enjoy!

Mother's Day Chickens

2010-05-12T18:50:00.000-07:00

For my wonderful mother I did two acrylic paintings of chickens. She has several chickens in her kitchen, so I figured it'd be a decent gift.
I wasn't able to scan them before I dropped them in the mail for her, so I snapped a quick picture with my phone. I'll repost better images later, when I am home.

Clouds

2010-05-10T23:48:00.000-07:00

Clouds, thought they were cute. They do have a purpose, but I can't share that just yet.

An Environment? Oh my.

2010-05-07T15:42:00.000-07:00

A jungle environment done in Corel Painter. Blogger has the ability to make color disappear.

Enjoy!

Clouds

2010-05-05T17:38:00.000-07:00

Cloudddddssssss sketchessss

Happy little guys;

Sad little guys

Alfred and Mae's Upside Down Adventure!!!

2010-05-03T08:32:00.000-07:00

I can't believe the semester is already over. One class left, and it's summertime! I'm so excited to be doing my own work (and getting regular sleep!!). The end of the semester has been crazyyy busy and I have several pieces to post, so that's something to look forward to!
I also have a laundry list of stuff to do this summer including (but not limited to):
-Environment designs
-Character designs
-Maquette
-Gestures
-Landscapes
ect ect ect. :)

This is my most recent piece for illustration; we were given the title "Alfred and Mae's Upside-Down Adventure!" and told to make a story from it. So that's exactly what I did. Done in photoshop and illustrator. Below is more of my process, I wanted to document to show what I do exactly. Crits always welcome.

Thumb (just took a picture with my computer, not much to scan here):

Line Drawing:

Color Studies:

Value/Light Studies:

Color Comp:

Final Image Without Text:

Final With Text:

Work In Progress

2010-04-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

This piece ended up being a little on the dark side. I will be working to correct that situation this weekend. But here's a peak anwyay. I have to tweak the colors to be more like the color comp.
Anyway, enjoy!

Original Thumb/Sketch:

Final tight line drawing:

Color Studies:

Value Studies:

Color Comp:

The final "too dark" version, will be fixed very soon and reposted:

Kitty!

2010-04-22T06:35:00.000-07:00

Also! Here's a kitty I drew for a friend. :] If I couldn't doodle, my brain would implode.
Pencil and watercolor

Edit:
He even Twittered about it, I feel so special.
http://twitpic.com/1gy62v

With some value edits...

2010-04-22T06:22:00.000-07:00

...this would look better. Hopefully I can fix this before the semester ends....next week! Goodnes this semester has gone by far too quickly. Here's another project, a dog walker.

Thumb:

Final Drawing:

Value/Color Studies:

Final:

Some tweaks to be made, but for the most part...I'm finished with it...

Enjoy!

Figure Paintings

2010-04-09T10:56:00.001-07:00

Here are a two of my favorite figure paintings from this semester.

Oil on Masonite.

Oil on paper.

Saluki Edits

2010-04-09T10:55:00.000-07:00

Here's the edited version of my saluki character. :)

Some Much Needed Inspiration...

2010-04-08T20:58:00.000-07:00

Now that I'm nearing the end of the semester, I am feeling the stress of taking six classes and applying for internships and everything. I love it and wouldn't have it any other way, but it seems there aren't enough hours in the day.
But then along comes something like Dreamwork's How to Train Your Dragon. I saw this movie in IMAX 3D (and have seen it in 3D four times since), and it just completely blew me away. It exceeded all of my expectations and gave me just the inspiration I needed. This movie has quickly become one of my favorites and I hope this studio keeps it up.
Yesterday, Kathy Altieri visited Ringling and I was able to get my hands on a ticket to see her presentation about the film. It. Was. Awesome. I really loved hearing about the film and I hope one day (soon) I can find my way into the field. I brought my Art of How To Train Your Dragon book and she signed it. It gave me some inspiration for my next illustration project.
Thanks Kathy, your presentation was awesome!

I snapped some quick pictures with my phone to share!

The book cover

The signature "Keep up the great work Caroline!!! (and get rest) Kathy Altieri":

The inside jacket:

Portfolio

2010-04-05T10:35:00.000-07:00

Hello blogging world,
I wanted to leave you a link to my portfolio. Just click the big word that says portoflio to go and give it a visit. :]

PORTFOLIO

Saluki!

2010-03-29T21:24:00.000-07:00

Here is a digital character design of a Saluki show dog wanna-be.
I'm always super picky about dog designs, but I think I'm pretty pleased with this one. Still making a tweak or two on the painting, but overall its pretty finished.
Blogger destroyed the color. :/
Enjoy!

Kangaroooooo

2010-03-21T22:19:00.000-07:00

Here is my final kangaroo design. I have a ton more drawings that I'm hoping I can find the time to scan and post. His final colors are a little different. Dumb internet uploads :/
Enjoy!

More Sketch Pages!

2010-03-10T21:16:00.000-08:00

More more more!

Sketch dump!

2010-03-10T17:28:00.000-08:00

Animal drawing sketch dump!
Enjoy...

Grandma....

2010-03-05T16:13:00.000-08:00

Something different from my normal style. Something bright and childlike. It was fun, anyway. These are all things my grandmother does and says.

She picks apart napkins, tissues, her fingers....whatever she can.

She can't see well, so she uses her glasses and her magnifying glass to see.

She is super picky about eating.

But we love her anyway.

Enjoy.

Doodlin'

2010-02-23T21:45:00.000-08:00

Here are some digital (and one traditional) doodles I found somewhere in the black abyss of my hard drive.

Icons

2010-02-04T19:34:00.000-08:00

Here are some icons I did for computer illustration. A "series" of three spot illustrations, I chose three endangered animals of Africa.
Bontebok, wild dog, African cheetah.

Some fixes and edits

2010-02-04T07:34:00.000-08:00

Here's some edits I've done on a few piece's I've posted in the past.
Enjoy.

Addition of text:

Color/Value Edits:

Some Old Designs....

2010-01-22T14:12:00.000-08:00

Here are some old designs I did over the summer for a book publisher I worked for....
These are page designs for a book, a historical cook book. The cover design is last.

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-23T23:18:00.000-08:00

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, or a happy whatever-you-celebrate. :) Good tidings to all!
Many a watercolor painting to come!

Awesome Newness!

2009-12-21T19:53:00.000-08:00

I received this awesome sketchbook cover for Christmas. The design was created in illustrator, and laser engraved on a leather cover for my sketchbook. It's awesome and I'm sooo excited to have it on my new moleskin. I<3Vultures.and<3thisdesign.

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-21T15:14:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all! Here's my Christmas card this year, and I hope you all enjoy!! Done in watercolor, special for my mom this holiday season. :) This really is the best time of the year....

Endangered Birds

2009-12-11T14:09:00.000-08:00

Endangered birds of North America done in watercolor:

Food Torture

2009-12-09T20:15:00.000-08:00

Here's my photography series on food torture.

Be the Stylist of Champions

2009-11-12T19:42:00.000-08:00

A job description illustration. I did a dog groomer. My favorite so far, I'm planning on adding type this weekend, so I should have an update up soon. Until then, enjoy.

The Fox and the Ram

2009-11-12T19:34:00.000-08:00

Here's another piece, for a children's book. Children's illustration is something I would love to do, it's just so open and fun. Anyway, this is a double page spread for a story titled "The Fox and The Ram" where a fox is stuck in a well and convinces a passing ram to jump down for the delicious water. Once the ram realizes there's no way out, the fox jumps on the ram's horns and out of the well leaving the ram to fend for himself.

Here's my illustration of the fox scheming for a way to get the thirsty ram into the well. I would like to eventually get back into the fox and fix up his colors. He's a little too closely colored to the walls of the well.

Twins

2009-11-12T19:20:00.000-08:00

Finally! I've been able to use the scanner that's available to us students! Here is the rescan of my "Twins" piece that I promised. The colors are much better here. Also, I threw in my tight sketch which is the line drawing I work from before starting a final piece.

Enjoy.

Three Doggies

2009-11-11T14:37:00.000-08:00

I really love animals, dogs especially. I think they are the best companions and make great friends. So, I donated three small pieces to the Purrcasso 2009 Arts and Craft Gala which was a lovely fund raiser for the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society in Berkeley, CA. I really wish I could have contributed more and the artwork submitted was amazing and super inspiring.

Bull Terrier (pencil):
Smooth Fox Terrier (pencil):

Beagle (watercolor and ink):

PS- I promise I'll scan and upload more from now on.

2009-10-01T19:25:00.001-07:00

For illustration, we were given a random book title to which we had to come up with our own story idea, then the cover illustration. I was given the title "Twins" and in my story, a pair of conjoined twins are born, but both parents die leaving the girls alone to wander away into a circus. Needless to say, they join the circus and live there. Long story short, the ringleader wants to force them into marrying him until they plot a secret way to kill him (during his magic show, where they let him burn alive) without being a suspect.
The following is my cover.
I apologize for the god awful photograph of this, I have tried so many different things to get this to reproduce well, but so far I am having a terrible time with it. Hopefully I will be able to get some tips and be able to photograph my work in the photo labs. Anyway, the colors are brighter and the skin isn't so dead in person. Oh well, I'll post when I get a better copy.
For now, enjoy.

Portraits

2009-09-27T22:18:00.001-07:00

So, for my Studio Lighting class we worked on portrait "Hollywood Lighting" photography. I worked with the lovely Erica, who I hope enjoys her photos.
I will be uploading new illustration work very very soon.
Until then, enjoy!

Paintings, more

2009-08-19T08:40:00.000-07:00

So, quick post before I go back to school. I did a couple of quick oil paintings, probably about 20-30 minutes each start to finish. I am missing one....a lime...I guess it didn't make it home from vacation in a timely manor. I don't really like the quality of the images, but I don't have time to reshoot at the moment. Anyway, enjoy.

Tomato:

Green Tomato (which is delicious fried, yum):

Banana:

Some Designs...

2009-08-11T22:13:00.000-07:00

So, my cousin asked me to create a business card for her. She is a hairstylist in Chicago (don't bother calling the number, I scrambled it all up for this posting ;) ).
The back originally had the scissor design repeated, however, she loves bows and requested I change it to a pink bow instead. I was happy to comply. I think I'll make a full business identity for her...hmm...I'll update with those designs later.

Front:

Back:

Paintings!

2009-08-07T15:27:00.000-07:00

Hello! Long time no update.
WELL - now that my allergy to oil paint has been cleared up, I am back and painting. It came at an opportune time now that I'm on vacation in South Carolina.
Below is a landscape painting of an island in Costa Rica, then below that is a landscape of South Carolina. Enjoy!

Lillentine

2009-07-02T20:14:00.000-07:00

So, I've been dying to work in plain pencil. Do a classic graphite drawing. So I did one of my pup's friend.
Anyway, how I missed you graphite. Also, sorry for the crappy scan. I'm hoping to get a better one soon.
Enjoy.