behind... i'm sorry...

with everything going on these days, a rush to finish projects by the end of the month, and my "tireds" coming back, i'm a bit behind. but i'm hard at work, and should have lots more for everyone this week. =D

thank you cards

a simple illustration for my new thank you cards, being used for our baby shower thank you's (and possibly for sale soon in my etsy store, i'm not sure).

hands-off illo finished

my illustration for the "hands-off" card is finished. hope you enjoy!

sketch for stationery... "hands-off"

i'm working on some new stationery right now for my etsy store. one of my lines is built around pregnancy -- the unpleasantness of it, that is.

below is the beginning sketch for one of the cards.

welcome!

self-portrait holiday promo, 2004.

welcome to my new blog!

christopher walken, 2001.

few people know me as an illustrator in addition to being a designer. truth is, i was educated as an illustrator, graduating with a degree in illustration from syracuse university, class of 2000. while i did my share of freelance illustration over the years, my career eventually developed into that of a designer, while illustration became more of a hobby than anything else.

paul mccartney, 2003

ewan mcgregor in down with love, 2005. for CB Teen magazine. i also got to meet ewan at the junket for the film, and he has a copy of the illustration.

cameron diaz, 2002. sketch.

lauren weedman, 2001. for the promotional materials for her one-woman show, homecoming.

well, i've decided to jumpstart my illustration work again. this blog will be designated to doing at least one illustration -- drawing, painting, whatever -- a week. this illustration might just be something from my day, a celebrity illo, or something i'm using on a project for my paper goods.

method man, 2000. a private commission.

gwyneth paltrow, 2002. sketch.

bagel buddha, 2002.

in this post you can see a range of illustration work i've done over the years. much of it, as you will note, is celebrity portraiture. you can also see that i used to specialize in distorted portraiture, with my hero and inspiration being sebastian krueger. but in my return to art, i hope to explore all the areas of drawing and painting that i used to explore, to expand my horizons and come back to basics.

the boys, 2001. a portrait for my mother-in-law, which is a drawing of all three of her sons. my husband is the darling in the middle. =)

i'm really looking forward to this. hope to see you back here more often and hope that you enjoy what i'm doing.

have a wonderful weekend!