Artist's Bloc

12 days til "New Moon"

2009-11-07T17:00:02Z

I got my Twilight tickets! Do you?

2009-11-06T14:45:03Z

There was much drama in buying my Twilight tickets.

I went online a couple of nights ago to purchase my tickets and was informed that opening night tickets were sold out. Ugh!

Luckily, a co-worker told me they still had tickets available at the Camphill movie theater. And we were able to purchase tickets for the midnight showing of "New Moon" YEAH!!!

I will have to travel a little farther, but I think it's worth it. Even though my husband thinks I'm crazy, hey, he married me, so that's on him...hehe

Teens and smoking

2009-10-30T13:59:00Z

This month's main story for the Takeover section is about teens smoking.

Here is my illustration.

I drew this in pencil first. And added color using Adobe photoshop. The idea came to me as I was looking at a photo of a cigarette. Otherwise, the concept just popped into my head.

Most of my ideas come to me like that.

I will use some photos for reference, but be warned copying a photo is a form of plagiarism and should be taken seriously.

HAppy DaY BeforE HaLLOWeeN!

2009-10-30T13:55:15Z

GOTHIC BRIDE

Halloween is almost here! And so is my picture finder.

2009-10-29T13:49:19Z

I love Halloween. This year my Halloween picture finder pays homage to director Tim Burton.

My spooky scene is filled with ghoulish characters, a swirly hilltop, and some famous ghosts.

My picture finder will be in Saturday's York Daily Record.

But here is a sneak peek.

How to draw "Nutters"

2009-10-08T15:47:43Z

Here is a step-by-step look at how to draw Nutters.

Watch the finishing touches added to Nutters in my YouTube Video.

Illustration of woman enjoying her greens

2009-10-07T18:01:37Z

This is my original sketch for an illustration to go with a story about "How to eat like a vegetarian

Here is my final illustration. I created this in Adobe Illustrator CS3.

The final version will be published in the near future in the York Daily Record/Sunday News.

Nutters, cartoon squirrel to debut in Flipside Weekend

2009-10-06T15:19:28Z

I love animals. I love drawing them even more, espcially turning them into cute cartoon characters. This is Nutters, I originally sketched him out in pencil and then drew him in Adobe Illustrator CS3.

Here is the original sketch and the final cartoon.

What graphic artists do when they are bored... and really immature...

2009-10-02T17:04:07Z

One of my neighboring co-workers has a huge collection of coffee creamers sitting at her desk. I had some free time on my hands at lunch and decided to make a sculpture out of these assortment of creamers.

I titled this work of art: "Creamers of Melancholy"

"The Frog Prince" My fashionista version

2009-09-18T16:40:43Z

Again, I love children book stories, especially princess ones. Here is my version of "The Frog Prince."

This is the fashion photograph I used as reference for the pose. The frog just hopped out of my brain. The model is wearing a Betsey Johnson creation. I love Betsey Johnson's fashion.

Disney is releasing "The Princess and the Frog" on December 11,2009.

Adding color to my Rapunzel illustration

2009-09-17T19:00:59Z

Fairy tale illustration of Rapunzel

2009-09-17T02:34:41Z

I love fairy tales. And one of my favorites is Rapunzel. Here is the start of the illustration I am currently working on. This is not an illustration for the newspaper, but more of a personal study into my creative side. This image just popped into my head. It's the iconic scene where Rapunzel lets down her long hair.

Shakira performs on "America's Got Talent"

2009-09-17T01:18:09Z

Alright, I am all about strong sexy women shaking their groove thing.

But really, Shakira, did you find it necessary to hump the speaker during your "lip synch" performance?

Shakira love the new song, but you need to save the humping after the kids are in bed. It's a family show for goodness sake.

And I must add her lip synching was awlful.

Another bulldog cartoon...

2009-09-16T18:01:21Z

It's no secret in the newsroom that I'm obsessed about English bulldogs, namely mine, name Diesel. This is a quick illustration I drew in Adobe Illustrator. The rat represents my friend/co-worker's obsession with rats.

"Where the Wild Things Are" an inspiration to all

2009-09-16T17:47:01Z

I've been working on a page design for the upcoming movie "Where the Wild Things Are."

Today I was working on an illustration of Max.

Here is the preliminary sketch drawing using 3H and 4B pencils.

Using a Wacom tablet I add color in Adobe PhotoShop.

Here is a closer look at Max.

I am working in Adobe PhotoShop CS3 and I only have three layers. Top layer is the sketch, this layer is set to multiply so the white background disappears. The layer right below is my color layer. And this is where I add color. I started changing more of the options of my brushes and really like the look of turning"wet edges" on in the options palette. This option gives the brush a more painterly look to it.

The bottom layer is my background and it is white.