New year, new artwork.

Here's a little concept that I sketched and developed into a finished illustration recently. I've been quite busy with some major design projects that hopefully I'll be able to reveal more about in the near future. Here's to a new year filled with new art!

Love is in the Air...version 2.0!

At the request of my sweet friend Joshua (who I've known since childhood), I re-created one of my most popular illustrations to feature him with his fiancé and their golden retrievers! The couple loves Paris and their dogs, so this fits them perfectly! This is one of the first times I've really re-done a piece of artwork, and it was a fun challenge to recreate the original as closely as possible while making specific changes. Here's wishing Joshua and Christopher many years of happiness!

Happy holidays, all!

Oldies

I rarely like to show old work, but while organizing my studio this morning I stumbled upon the back-up CDs which contained the children's book I created for my book illustration class in college. I feel like this book was the turning point for my illustration style, so despite how different it is from my current work, it's special to me. I dedicated it to my high school French teacher, and she owns the only printed, bound copy of it. I thought I'd share a few pages of this project (which I plan on re-writing and re-illustrating in the future) before going outside to paint and relish the beautiful, Spring-like weather we're having in the South this weekend. I hope you enjoy these!

Illustration Friday Topic: "Linked"

For several years, I've enjoyed looking at each week's topics and artwork on Illustration Friday (www.illustrationfriday.com). This week, I felt the theme was very appropriately related to a favorite piece of mine, "Love is in the Air." The beautiful Spring weather outside also reminds me of this illustration!

Welcome, 2010!

Happy New Year, everyone! I had an excellent holiday season and I hope everyone else did, as well. I took a much-needed trip home to Tennessee, and now I'm ready to get back to the drawing board (literally). Here's my latest personal piece, which I'll be displaying in a frame I recently found at the amazing Paris on Ponce here in Atlanta. If you're a local or if you're passing through, this place is a must-visit! It's full of charming knick knacks, vintage decor, and Parisian-themed pieces.

I've got a couple of other pieces in the works which I'll share once they're complete (which will be very soon).

Love is in the Air!

Here is my latest piece! This was created for an assignment in which I was challenged to illustrate the concept of "love." I chose to take a slightly more narrative approach, one that could tie into the children's book concept that I've been developing and adding on to for a couple of years....and this was the result. Essentially, I combined my love of Paris and daschunds into one image. Prints are now available in the shop!

Parisian Etsy Treasury!

Good afternoon and Merry Christmas to all!

This morning I managed to snag an Etsy treasury, which I created based on a Parisian theme. Check it out!



And here is my shop, complete with new custom art listings:

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