I sort of had a break from stressing myself out for a few weeks, hence my lack of posts. Sorry, about that – then again, who knows if anyone missed me! A few things have happened – I went on a week’s leave from work to start to rehabilitate my arm. I’ve mentioned my RSI…
All posts in October 2007
Some of my work for sale…
from little paisleys big paisleys grow watercolour pencils, acrylic and ink (painted sides, ready to display) 20cm x 40 cm canvas stretched over frame SOLD blood reds garden watercolour pencils and ink 30cm x 60cm canvas board (requires framing or mount for display) SOLD Prices are in Australian dollars. I accept paypal and direct deposit…
Art I Love – Art I Make
Art I Love Breath Portrait (favorite colors) by Ann Tarantino The Faceted Couroucou by Carrie Marill These prints are available from 20×200 and you can buy one of these, or heaps of others, for $20 – that’s right, you can buy a print from as little as $20. Amazing. Art I Make This piece is…
Free Vector Shapes – Peacocks
I saw a peacock in a vintage piece of fabric and copied it. I think they’re rather magical animals! Download CS3 .ai file – Vector Peacock & Ornaments Download .svg file – Vector Peacock & Ornaments
Goodbye Etchi
My friend Craig comitted suicide on Wednesday. He was a gorgeous man with a lot of love inside, and he will be missed by more people than he probably estimated. As someone who has had experience with depression and suicide, I strongly urge anyone with these feelings to seek help; whether it be from your…
New Trend – Paisley!
I grew some paisley in the garden for you :) I’ve decided that paisley is the new flourish. Paisley is named for a town in Scotland that ended up manufacturing the symbol repeated in pattern on fabric and woven into wool. Originally the buta motif was designed in Persia and it decorated royal robes. There…
Inspired by: Flowers
I have promised to do a tutorial on flourishes, but my RSI is quite chronic at the moment so I’m reducing the amount of fine pointing activity I do – unfortunately this includes flourish work in Illustrator! I do have some free vector shapes lined up (peacocks!), but I’m quite snowed under at work right…