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Book Cover: WIP #3

March 10, 2017

Almost done with this project, and I am very much loving the mice! I'll be posting the finished illustration for this fun book cover tomorrow!

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags illustration, art, painting, mice, mouse, woodland, nature, surreal, anthro, anthropomorphic, whimsy, whimsical, artwork, artist, illustrator, kid lit, kidlit, kid lit art, kidlitart, school, children, kids, Children's Art, children's illustration, graphic design, design, characters, animals, Animals In Clothes, sweet, cute, friends, education, editorial, editorial illustration, vintage, rustic, snake, python, computer, computer language, book, books, book cover, cover, cover art, study, wip, paint, watercolor, watercolour, water color, ink, drawing, sneak peek, process, palette, friend, school house, back to school, tree, apple tree, apples, photo, photography, school books, educational, learning, computer programming, how to, non fiction, non-fiction, nonfiction, commission, forest, retro, old fashioned, house, home
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Book Cover: WIP #2

March 9, 2017

The first soft, barely-there layers of color. I love this stage of the painting process!

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags python, python snake, book cover, book, literary, literature, cover, cover art, illustration, mice, paint, watercolor, watercolour, painting, brush, palette, wip, sneak peek, process, progress, studio, art, artwork, illustrator, computer, programming, language, languages, tech, techie, artist, mouse, children, school, animals, Animals In Clothes, anthro, anthropomorphic, nature, forest, wildlife, woodland, drawing, ink, kid lit, kidlit, kid lit art, kidlitart, surreal, animals in clothes, rustic, cute, sweet, whimsy, whimsical, charming, happy, editorial
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Grandpa Bear's Chair & Emmeline Wines

October 8, 2016

Grandpa Bear's Chair   13"x10"   watercolor & gouache on paper

Grandpa Bear and his fox granddaughter love to read in his comfy chair. They have a good source of reading material beside them to keep them entertained for hours of book loving fun. 

This is the finished label illustration for Emmeline Wines, an Australian wine company that I have had the honor of working with for their past two vintages. Thank you for letting me join the adventure again Narelle & Tim!

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Grandpa Bear's Chair: Part 2

July 14, 2016

The characters in my new wine label commission beginning to take form. 

These two have a great deal in common and reading is an obvious favorite pastime. Note the impressive stack of books beside their comfy chair.

This photo was taken a bit ago now, and the actual painting will be posted in a day or two. Until then!

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags WIP, bear, fox, brown bear, red fox, animals, Animals In Clothes, wildlife, cute, whimsy, whimsical, nature, books, read, reading, book, picture book, art, artwork, illustration, illustrator, children's illustration, children's art, children's book, design, graphic design, packaging, wine, label, commission, editorial, artist, artists on Tumblr, artists on tumblr, artists of tumblr, surreal, grandpa, granddaughter, australia, chair
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Typography & Tea

July 5, 2016

Typography + tea = a grand weekend.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags typography, lettering, font, graphic design, sepia, watercolor, gouache, hand lettering, letters, alaphabet, wip, work in progress, artwork, illustration, editorial, editorial illustration, commission, packaging, type, water colour, watercolour, paint, process, tea, black tea, wine, pinot gris, artisan, craft, crafted, grapes, food, drinks, drink, beverage, 2016, design, fox, cup, teacup, tea cup, pinot, vineyard, australia, illustrator, painting, art, artist, artists of tumblr, artists on Tumblr, artsy, creative, adelaide, estate, watercolor illustration
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Geese WIP (Work In Progress)

February 10, 2016

Sneak peek of something that is currently in the works. Now that the sketch is completed, the paper is finally ready for the first kiss of watercolor.

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags animals, geese, goose, sketch, WIP, work in progress, painting process, charcoal, colored pencils, mixed media, surreal, graphite, pencil, wildlife, children's art, kids lit art, character design, artists of tumblr, artists on Tumblr, art, artwork, painting, illustration, illustrator, watercolor illustration, editorial, editorial illustration, cute, bird, feathers, wings, farm life, farm, country, landscape, country living, water colour
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