Flag Samples Came

It's always interesting to see how your images end up looking on product. It's also fun to get your product samples. The horse flag came and is up. In the mean time I am painting away trying to get new contracts for licensing. I have been a bit pattern crazy lately and have been sending my agent a multitude of designs. It's fun taking elements from my art and creating something totally new.

Kittens Flag The Catalog Page

Here is how it looks as a flag on the catalog page for the Spring /Summer of 2011.

Kittens

I thought it would be interesting to see how an old image was transformed for a new product. The original art is from a card I did for Sunrise years ago. With the help of photoshop I added more flowers to the background and changed the color of one of the kittens. I also worked up the color overall. Here is the before and after.

Catalog Page

Here is the catalog page for the bunny image. The color looks pretty saturated here. I think they do this so the images look really bright in the catalog. It is nice to have a full page for this.

For Next Spring!

Here is another bunny image that will be a flag for next spring. This image was done in watercolors. It was a mix of Dr. Martins dyes and watercolor which give me really nice vibrant color. I like doing images that have a clear foreground, middle ground and background. I think it helps give depth to the piece. I had been to a conference where Kadir Nelson spoke and this was something he spoke about in his work. His work is so incredible and I really like how he uses space in his work. I took that idea and put it into my own images.

Humane Society International Image

I recently painted an image of a harp seal pup in oils. It has been chosen to be a card for the Humane Society International organization. I really love having my work go to places that do so much to help animals and am very pleased that the image was chosen.

Inside Catalog Page

My horse image also got a nice half page inside the catalog.

Catalog Cover

I just got the catalog from the Flag Company that I have been working with. My Santa image is on the cover!

Begonia Festival Poster Entry

Well here is the image that I did as an entry for the Begonia Festival Poster. Alas it did not win, however my licensing agent sold it and two other images for prints on canvas. All in all I am pretty happy.

The Great Chair Take Over

Well, It doesn't look like I'll get much work done on the computer for now. I did send a revised manuscript for my picture book to an agent in NY that has shown interest. I had to do it standing up though.

Commissioned Painting

I recently had art up at a cafe in Santa Cruz. A woman contacted me after seeing a print of a horse painting I had done that was there. She was curious as to if I did commissions. I wrote her back and didn't hear from her, so figured she had changed her mind. A week later her husband contacted me and commissioned me to do a painting for her for Christmas. I've been painting like crazy since. A couple of days ago I got another e-mail from his wife saying that she was still interested and would contact me after the holidays. She is in for a big surprise!

Here is the finished art. I am taking it to the framer in the morning. The ordered frame is in, and the woman's husband is meeting me there to pick it up.

Coming This Spring

Here's my new flag design that will be coming out this spring. The original is in watercolor. I love painting animals, so it's nice to see this one on product. I am also happy to see that it is shown so nicely in the company's catalog.

Work in Progress

I am working on a new painting of a woman from Senegal cooking. The first image is just laying down color after the sketch was complete. I am working with cool colors (blues and purples) in the white to contrast with the warmth of her skin. I also really love the contrast of the white against her dark skin.

The second image shows going in to pull out some more detail in some areas. I still have a lot to do on this, but thought I'd show the stages as I go along.