Porte irlandaise
Here is another scene from Ireland. This turned out more graphic than I had expected; I was going for painterly with lots of texture, but I’m happy with how it turned out.
Watercolour & ink. 8×10.
Providence
In June, Joel and I roadtripped down to Providence, RI for the ICON conference. While Joel spent the afternoon attending panels, I decided to go plein air sketching. Below is the result. I was smart and brought my folding stool, sketched in the park across the street and finished the watercolour in a cafe nearby.
Joel and I at the ICON closing night party
Hand drawn cards
Sometimes I think it’s funny that I started a greeting card company because I basically have never bought a greeting card in my life: I have always drawn or made them by hand, which I suppose makes sense. Some of my friends and family are fortunate enough to get an original hand drawn cards (I hope they think so too!).
Here is a selection of illustrated cards:
This card is a French language play on words. I wanted to congratulate my friend on becoming a lawyer, and the French word for lawyer is “avocat”, which also mean “avocado”. Hence, an avocado in a party hat. Done in ink and pencil crayon.
We dogsat my friend’s dog over the winter while her family wintered in Mexico. This is a birthday card featuring an illustration of her dog in a Mexican sombrero.
This is a simple “raising a cup” to my friend for graduating from law school.
Guatemala
I did this one a few years ago and still really love it. I’ve been consistently trying to mix brighter watercolor washes and create more texture and contrast in my paintings. I feel like this one is quite effective.
Victorian Lady
I love drawing ladies in costume. I always hear about artists setting goals for themselves of one drawing a day, whatever the theme is, and I feel like drawing one Victorian lady a day is something I could really get behind and motivate myself to do…maybe 😉
