a mini-interview, and a work in progress

goodness: The lovely Allison Weeks Thomas, illustrator and fellow SCAD grad, has a little mini-interview with me up today for her Artist du Jour series! Be sure to check out her blog, she does awesome work. 

(and here's a sneak peek of something i've been working on lately:) 

Kaleidoscope

another acrylic piece for sale at the Riverside Arts Market art gallery.

inspiration: Imai Kira

speaking of lolita fashion - here is some inspiring work by Imai Kira, illustrator for Angelic Pretty (definitely my favorite lolita brand). i'm not typically into anime-styled art, but these are so charming and detailed, i love them. to draw cute girls in frilly dresses for a living... clearly this person has my dream job.

Sweet Lolita Fashion for Illustration Friday: Layer

for the illustration friday theme a couple of weeks ago, layer. layers of lace and ruffles :3


a little about this illustration: i don't wear lolita fashion, but i have been heavily inspired by and interested in it for a few years now. and after all this time i can't seem to get it out of my head, even though i will almost certainly never have any part in it, other than collecting photos and doodling lolita girls over and over in my sketchbooks. it appeals so much to certain parts of me that i wish i could reclaim, and here is where i am going to get a little deep about it!  


in high school i used to put a lot of effort into dressing up every day, and standing out. i used to dress a lot more boldly than i can bring myself to now. it is a kind of bravery that i've begun to lack as i get older, and i truly miss it. i admire those who dress this way because it is so outlandish, so ridiculous at times, and it doesn't matter. it either doesn't matter or it's what they love about it. if i could afford to, and if i went out more, i would be very tempted to dress in super sweet lolita from time to time... but i know i would feel that creep of embarassment that i never felt before. and that's a shame. 


anyway. it may not look like it has much meaning, but this came out of that.

Blooming Rose

this is the commission i've been working on, off and on, for the past few months. each of these paintings is 18" x 24", much larger than i'm accustomed to working! it was a challenge but i am quite happy with the result, and so was the client. looking forward to doing some more work for her in the future.

this was my first ever official commission, and lately i've been thinking about opening up something like monthly commission slots through deviantart/livejournal/wherever, and seeing how that goes...

Rough Seas

made this for the FloArts alumni art show next weekend, Feb. 19 - if you happen to be in the north Florida area, come and see! Kortnie and i dropped our stuff off a couple of days ago and got to see a few of the other alumni works...
it's going to be a fantastic show, so excited.


i've also got a few new items up on my etsy, i started a facebook page, and i've updated my old deviantart page with all my new stuff. i've been so bad about linking anything here! check everything out, this is a list of everywhere i am on the internet:
etsy / flickr / facebook / deviantart / livejournal

Letter Lover

for this week's illustration friday theme, mail. valentines already on my mind.