Lola's Exercise Diaries

Hey y'all, one of my old roomies, Laura Garner (Wright) has started a exercise and personal training business called Lola's Exercise Diaries. This woman is a beast in the gym, and I mean that to its extreme. And she has more willpower than anyone I have ever met. Living with her was a constant reminder of my very sad attempts to make the most of my squishy body. She is just chuck full of good advice and can motivate even the wimpyist of wimps.



Anyways, she asked me to design her logo, business card and blog. What a great project! I love this kind of stuff. It was an awesome project and I hope it helps propel her into getting more clients and more biz. Check out her site!
Lola's Exercise Blog

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Nothing could make me happier. Nothing.

Friends

Some finished spreads from "Sometimes Friends are Wrong". I am finishing it up this week and it should be ready for sell in April sometime. The second one is a turn in the book...I am loving it... like really. I have decided I should just stick with painting traditionally because it just feels better. Also, making a rhino look girly is quite hard.

IF: Breezy

What's better than a warm breezy firefly filled night? Nothing. That's what. I have never actually seen a firefly in person and am dying too...

Spring Mailer

Some friends and I have joined forces in marketing and created a Illustration Group called Paint Bucket. The other illustrators in our group are Shawna J.C. Tenney, Manelle Oliphant, and David Wilson. This is our first mailer which I had the opportunity to design. I heart design and painting...how do you choose?

Grandma B

I heart graphic design and my Grandma B.

Her 90th (90 can you believe it??) is next week so I designed invitations for her birthday party. I bet everyone in Orlando will show. That woman is the most amazing, witty, crafty, handy, do-it-yourselfer, chef/beautiful person I know. She is still spry at 90 and has taught me more than I could ever say. I wish I could be there for the party but I am sure it will be kickin'. Anyways, I tried to mimic the stately classic woman that my grandmother is with a slightly modern twist for the design. Oh and damask is a beast to make up - believe me. Just don't try, next time I should buy a patterned brush or something...

I have been doing lots of graphic design lately. Mostly for this awesome start up company Style Paige LLC, and their new product Shailie. From logos, to stationary - catalog's to website, I have been a busy girl. I will throw up some of that design work soon, and a link to their site as soon as it is rolling. Pretty fun and exciting if you ask me.

Christmas Mailer

So I totally forgot to post this...and they messed up my order so I didn't even send it out...oh well, that's is what I get for putting it off. But it makes me super early for next years mailings!!

In other news:

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Something about being in front of a camera which makes you act like a complete idiot. Or forget what you are even talking about...

Love the Gooey Gummy Geese books, and thanks to a friend a pic from Barnes and Noble...


I get to see it on the shelf...woot woot!

Christmas Mailer

Here is my sketch for a christmas mailer...critique anyone?

Inspiration

Where does inspiration come from? Are the great and the good given some unseen gift to create the miracles of the world? What inspires them? What inspires me? What can I inspire? Architecture, math, science, photography, literature, design, medicine....there are so many ideas and so little time. I want to learn it all, see it all, do it all.

I found inspiration by artist Anne Benjamin this morning, especially with this painting "Summer Fun"

This was me growing up... I even had one of those purple banana seat bicycles.

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."
-Marcel Proust

Guess I am having one of those deep artist moments...lol

Color IQ Test

Ok so you know you are an art nerd if:
1. Taking a color test is something you think is a vitally important activity at 1:02 a.m. and
2. if doing poorly just kills you....I got a 7 the first round and a 5 the second (lowest is best...).

Take a gander...and then realize how incredibly complicated color, temperature, and intensity really are.

Color Test