Post-it art is fun!

I made another piece of Post-it art today. I yet again had a lot of fun making this piece, and therefore I'm sure I'll be making much more Post-it art in the days and weeks to come.

Without further ado, here's my newest piece of Post-it art (again, I apologize for the less than ideal picture quality):

I'm calling this piece "The Howling".

For this piece I elevated the wolf and the moon by attaching them to pieces of cardstock that I folded in an accordion style. I wanted this to give the illusion that the wolf and moon are in the forefront while the stars are in the background.

And here are "The Way of Wizards" and "The Howling" together:

This is why it's great to try new things -- because you never know when you'll discover something that you love! I still need a lot of practice, of course, but I nevertheless see myself creating quite a collection of Post-it art.

I hope you like them!

Good night!

Trying new things.

Over the past few months I have managed to stumble upon numerous examples of artists using Post-it notes to create amazing pieces of art. Not only does that sound and look like a lot of fun, but I also want to continue growing as an artist by trying new things. Therefore, I have decided to try my hand at creating Post-it art.

I created my first piece of Post-it art this evening. This first attempt did not, admittedly, turn out as I really wanted it to. Nevertheless, it was a lot of fun and I plan on practicing by creating more pieces of Post-it art (as in, I already have a number of other ideas that I would gladly start now, if it wasn't for the fact that I should probably get some shut-eye).

Here is my first piece of Post-it art, for which I decided to use Post-its for both the canvas and the media:

I am tentatively calling this Post-it piece "The Way of Wizards".

Let me take this time to apologize for the poor lighting of the photo. As usual, my photo shoot took place after dark and I therefore lacked any decent, natural lighting. I'll try to get a better picture during the daytime soon.

As the title suggests, the above piece is intended to portray a wizard wielding his magical wand amidst a starry sky. I love all things whimsical and fantastical. I also love all things animal, so, unsurprisingly, a lot of my future ideas for Post-it art involves animals. I would have started with one of those animal ideas, but to be honest I did not want to butcher any animals in my first attempt at Post-it art.

I hope to complete at least one more piece of Post-it art tomorrow. I'll post pictures of my new Post-it pieces as I complete them. I'm also working on another pencil piece (another furry animal of course), and I'll post either a WIP or final shot soon. I'll also soon post some pictures of last week's now completed entries in my sketchbook scrapbook journal, as well as a sneak peek of this week's entries.

Until next time!

A sketchbook scrapbook Christmas.

I've decided to start keeping a sort of sketchbook scrapbook journal. I was inspired to do this for a number of reasons, but one especial inspiration was Jenny's Sketchbook. I just happened to stumble upon that brilliant blog of Jennifer Frith's not long ago, and I've been wholly intrigued by the concept of a sketchbook journal ever since.

I've always loved keeping journals and maintaining some semblance of records of my daily endeavors. And although I've never actually managed to keep one before, I've also always been interested in the idea of scrapbooking. And then of course there's the fact that I love to draw. All of this together led me to the conclusion that I will start keeping what I'm so far calling my sketchbook scrapbook journal.

I am not currently using an actual sketchbook for this journal of mine. I'm using an actual journal, a beautiful book that an old friend gave me some time ago. Up until now this beautiful journal had simply sat on my bookshelf, empty, with an undetermined use. But now I have found the perfect use for it, and I'm very excited about that.

That all being said, I chose this festive, fun week to begin my sketchbook scrapbook journal. So, here is a sneak peak of my first week's entries thus far:

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas!

The Pencil Panda

I recently realized that I had not done a pencil drawing in quite some time. I love doing the pen drawings I've been completing lately, but at the same time I miss drawing with my trusty pencils. So I decided that I'm going to get back into the habit of doing more frequent pencil drawings. I've told myself that I will try to swap turns with my pencils and pens, alternating between completing pencil drawings and pen drawings.

That all being said, I just finished a new pencil drawing. Here it is.

This is my pencil panda.

I enjoyed completing this pencil piece. I had forgotten how much I really enjoy doing pencil drawings, so it feels good to get back in the habit of it. What's more, I got to test out a new pack of tortillions and stumps on this little bear. Good times!

I hope you like it!

Holiday Deals

In celebration of Christmas and the New Year, I am offering 20% off all purchases in my Etsy shop from now through New Year's Day!

No matter what you buy and no matter how many items you purchase, you get 20% off! After all, 'tis the season for giving!

What's more, I offer free shipping year round!

Just click on the Etsy link at the top of this here blog of mine to check out my Etsy shop!

The 20% off coupon code is HOLIDAY20.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

(P.S. As always, stay tuned for news on upcoming new pieces of mine. I'll give sneak peaks as I complete them, and I'll let you know when they are available in my shop.)

New art prints on Etsy!

There are three new prints available in my Etsy shop! "Grizzly Gus" and "Hang the Moon", both in my animal nursery art series, are now available as prints. The third one available is "Queen Anne's Lace", which belongs to my fantasy garden series. You've seen images of the originals of all three of these here on this blog, but now they're available as prints on Etsy!

"Grizzly Gus"

"Hang the Moon"

"Queen Anne's Lace"

Visit my Etsy shop to see these and more of my available prints!

Grizzly Gus

I have finished the next piece in my animal nursery art series! Meet Grizzly Gus.

Here's Grizzly Gus.

It had been awhile since I'd had the chance to finish a piece in my animal nursery art series, so I really enjoyed creating this one! It was quite satisfying seeing the long overdue completion of this furry critter, and now I can't wait to get started on the next one!

I hope you like it!

Christmas Critter Cards

My Christmas critters are now available as Christmas cards!

Christmas puppy card

Christmas kitty card

These Christmas critter cards are available in my Etsy shop! To visit my Etsy shop just click the Etsy tab at the top of this very blog.

Christmas is just around the corner, and I hope everyone is having a merry time gearing up for it!

Christmas Critters (finally!)

So, I had a couple of setbacks with my supplies. Mainly, my favorite local art store seems to have reduced its art pen stock, and my favorite set of pens has not been attainable there lately. After completely drying out a number of the colors, desperation forced me to go against my usual doctrine of only buying my art supplies in person and I ordered my pens online.

And now, I finally have my new set of pens in hand and I am thrilled! I immediately finished my animal Christmas art that had been put on hold. So, without further ado...

This is the Christmas puppy.

And this is the Christmas kitty.

At first I planned on giving the puppy spots and making the kitty a calico. I rethought those plans, though, and ultimately decided that I wanted to go for simplicity with these Christmas critters.

I love Christmas, and I love animals, and I love drawing animals. So, I really enjoyed creating these pieces, even despite the setbacks.

I hope you like them! And I hope you are having a merry time gearing up for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

I'm still here!

As the title says, I'm still here! I apologize for the lack of posts lately. I know it's an exhausted excuse, but things really have been very busy lately, both with artwork and of course with other forms of work as well.

I can hardly keep my eyes open at this moment, but stay tuned for a new post from me tomorrow. It will involve a sneak peak of my current animal Christmas pieces. So, as I said, stay tuned!

This, That, and the Other

I had a great time at the crafts and art show at my local church this weekend. Nevertheless, I am excited about turning my focus back to some of the new pieces I have planned. I have so many ideas that they're all warring in my head over which will be the first ones drawn. I know for certain that I'll very soon be creating some drawings of cute animals celebrating Christmas, so stay tuned for those!

In the meantime, there is a small bit of news for my Etsy shop. And that is, there are now animal stickers available in my Etsy shop!

I plan on making all of the individual animals in my nursery art series available as stickers. As you can see, the ones available as stickers so far are "Percy the Polar Bear", "Pete the Panda", "Ferdinand the Fox", "Calico Clarice", and "Randall the Retriever".

You can buy the stickers in bundles of three or five. Check out of my Etsy shop for these and other goodies!

Little Angels

I drew a couple of guardian angel inspired bookmarks for the crafts and art show that will be taking place at my local church this weekend. They're drawn with a children's audience in mind, but hopefully both children and adults can enjoy them! Here they are:

Percy the Polar Bear and The Fauna and the Fairy Ring on Etsy!

My pieces "Percy the Polar Bear" and "The Fauna and the Fairy Ring" are now available as prints in my Etsy shop!

Both of these are included in my Animal Nursery Art deals on Etsy. These deals include buying one and getting one half off, buying three for the price of two, and buying four for the price of three.

I hope to see you over at my Etsy shop!

Hang the Moon

I finally finished my latest piece of animal nursery art! Here it is:

"Hang the Moon" (tentative title)

I had a lot of fun with this whimsical feline piece. I love cats, and I also enjoy all things whimsical. So this piece was a great combo for me.

The night sky background took me a good chunk of time to finish. That is in large part my own fault, as I prefer to use fine pens, even when filling in large areas; therefore, such large areas can take me awhile to complete.

Now, do you want to know a little fun fact about me? As a young child, my first two cats were a sister and brother, a calico girl and black and white boy. They were the inspiration for the two little kitties hanging the moon and stars in this piece. And do you want another fun fact? Although the sweet black and white boy passed away years ago, I still have the calico girl cat that I acquired as a child. She is 21 years old.

This piece will be available in my Redbubble and Society 6 shops tomorrow morning, so if you like it check it out there! And be sure to stay tuned to find out when it is available in my Etsy shop!

Fantastical Feline Fun

I wanted to share a quick work-in-progress shot of my current animal nursery art piece. This one stars two little felines and a bit of whimsy.

I'm having a lot fun with this one and cannot wait to see it finished. There are a couple of details (color choices, etc.) that I'm still trying to decide on, but I figured I would sleep on it and pick it back up tomorrow.

Good night!

Christmas is in the air again.

I was able to mainly stay on schedule today and more or less complete the Christmas drawing I've been working on. Now, here's where I'm going to be brutally honest with both you and myself. I might be doing some touch-ups on this piece, as there are a number of areas that I'm quite honestly just not satisfied with. With this piece I wanted to go for a sort of stylized, old-fashioned feel. The result pleased me in some regards, but not so much in others.

That all being said, here are a couple of images of my first Christmas drawing of the season

As noted in my previous post, this piece was inspired by my local church and its Christmas trees.

In this one I cropped the original image so as to focus more on the tree.

Since I already told you that I'm going to be brutally honest, I'll admit that although I did often enjoy the process of creating this piece, there were some frustrations while creating it and I am not 100% satisfied with it. One of my frustrations involved pens running out of ink in the middle of filling in both the red doors and the grey stone. Dry pens = one of an artist's worst nightmares!

I'll admit, by the end of this piece I was craving an animal drawing. So, I've already started my next animal nursery art piece. And of course I have dozens of other furry critters floating around in my head, waiting to be created. In fact, a couple of those pieces patiently awaiting their creation are animal-centric Christmas drawings. Needless to say, I can't wait to start work on those!

Christmas is in the air.

I've started working on some of my Christmas pieces for this year, some of which I plan on making into Christmas cards. This one is a work-in-progress I'm creating for my local church's craft and art fair that will take place at the end of this month:

This piece is inspired by the beautiful appearance of my local church and the Christmas trees that are set up there during the Christmas season. The lights on the church's Christmas trees are meant to make them shine like candles -- from bottom to top, the lights gradate from white, to yellow, to orange.

As you've probably noticed from my other pieces, my favorite subjects to draw are animals. This particular Christmas piece strays from that, but I am enjoying working on it, even if I feel as if I can't truly do justice to the real deal.

If I can manage to stay on schedule I will finish this piece tomorrow and will share the final result then.

Furry Heroes

After a recent discussion with my sister (one of my fellow geeks), I decided to have a little extra fun and create some pen and ink drawings starring little furry animals as superheroes. These will likely be very similar to my animal nursery art pieces, except the animals will be serving as superheroes.

First up in my fun animal superhero series:

Puppy Dog America

I have not yet decided exactly how or what to title this piece, but I am tentatively calling it "Puppy Dog America". As you can see, this puppy was inspired by Marvel Comics' Captain America. And, this furry little hero is already available in my Redbubble and Society6 shops!

I'll admit that although I love reading books, I am not really a fan of reading comics. However, I am indeed quite fond of the concept of superheroes. What's more, I am a huge fan of the new The Avengers movie franchise. That being said, my first couple pieces in this animal superhero series will portray animals as members of the Avengers team.

I hope you enjoy!

Animal Nursery Art DEALS on Etsy!

I am offering some package deals in my Etsy web store for my animal nursery art series. Continue reading for details and links.

You can buy one piece of my animal nursery art and get another half off. To view this deal in my Etsy shop, click here.

My second package deal offer is to buy three animal nursery art pieces for the price of two. In other words, buy two and get one free. Click here to view this deal in my Etsy shop.

And there's one more deal! You can buy all four of my current animal nursery art pieces for the price of three. To view this deal in my shop, click here. (NOTE: As I continue to create more animal nursery art there will be more than four choices of prints to choose from.)

I am continually creating more artwork for my web stores, including animal nursery art as well as other pieces. I will continue to let you know as I complete pieces and make them available in my shops.

Enjoy!

Animal Nursery Art on Etsy!

My first round of animal nursery art is now available in my Etsy web store. These include "Pete the Panda", "Calico Clarice", "Ferdinand the Fox", and "Randall the Retriever". Remember them?

These are available in my MissAdventureArt Etsy web store as 5" x 7" prints. I personally sign, title, and number the back of all prints purchased from my Etsy shop. Click on the Etsy tab at the top of this very blog to visit my store!

And be sure to stay tuned, because tomorrow I'll be adding to my Etsy shop deals for making multi-piece purchases of my animal nursery art. I'll announce the deals here, so keep your eyes and ears peeled!

Mission (finally) accomplished.

I apologize for the delay. I intended on finishing the following piece a day or two ago, but sometimes other things in life request that I spend some time away from my drawing board. I'm sure everyone in their own way knows how that feels. But, regardless, I've now finally finished it!

Although I took a different approach than my previous pieces, this newest piece still falls in my animal nursery art series. Here it is:

"The Fauna and the Fairy Ring"

This piece combines two of my favorite things -- animals and the whimsical. I really enjoyed creating it, even if the grass took me more or less an eternity to complete. I really enjoy creating the illusion of texture in my drawings and illustrations. That means things like grass and animal fur can take a long time, though, as I create them slowly but surely, pen stroke by pen stroke. But that also makes it all the more rewarding once I've finished it!

I will be uploading this piece to my Redbubble and Society6 shops this evening. In my Redbubble shop you can purchase my art not only as prints but also on items such as phone cases, throw pillows, and tote bags. (NOTE: Most of my art images cannot be aligned perfectly or wholly onto the surface areas of phone cases, pillows, tote bags, etc. However, I can alter and move the images on these items, so if there is a certain portion of the image that you would like centralized on an item feel free to message me and I'll see what I can do.)

I hope you like it!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

A Whimsical WIP

I'm doing some late-night drawing tonight, as I'm very eager to see my current work-in-progress completed. I thought I would share a shot of this WIP in order to give you an idea of what's to come. And to build some suspense, of course. It's still in the very early -- and I mean very early -- stages, but here it is nonetheless:

"The Fauna and the Fairy Ring" WIP

This piece, which once completed will be called "The Fauna and the Fairy Ring", is a bit different from what I've been creating lately. However, I do still consider it to be part of my animal nursery art series. What's more, I plan on making other pieces in the series with this type of animal-centric yet whimsical subject matter.

For whatever reason, my approach for this particular piece has been a bit different than my norm. I typically -- as in essentially always -- do a complete pencil outline of the entire piece before even breaking out my pens. However, with this piece I felt compelled to bring out my pens earlier than usual. In this case, I've been sketching each individual component with pencil and then immediately going over it with pen before moving on to the next section of the piece. That's certainly not a life-shattering change by any means, but it is definitely a change in pace for me personally. I guess I'm just so excited to see this particular pen drawing finished.

If I don't finish this piece tonight I will likely finish it tomorrow. I will post the completed piece for you to see then, and I will upload it to my Redbubble and Society6 web stores.

Good night!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

Polar Portrait

Here it is, the latest piece in my animal nursery art series:

"Percy the Polar Bear"

I'll admit that while drawing this piece I did feel at a bit of a loss, as I had far less colorful fur to fill in than usual and I therefore wasn't quite sure what to do with myself. Nevertheless, I really did enjoy creating this piece, and I personally think that the simplicity of it works well.

This piece will soon be available in my Redbubble and Society6 shops, so check it out there!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

Ghoulie Gift

I wanted to take this time to show off something that my talented sister made for me. My sister is a self-taught knitter, but she also creates a multitude of other impressive crafts revolving around yarn.

So now I'll show off her skills. Knowing how much I love Halloween, my sister created this for me:

This awesome haunted house is meant to be used as a festive tissue box cover, but so far I've just been using it as my centerpiece Halloween decoration. I've grown so fond of it that I'm not sure I'll have the ability to stow it away once Halloween is over. I plan on taking more, better pictures of it soon so that I can show it off in all of its infinite glory. There are so many details my sister was able to incorporate, including ghosts, bats, spiders and webs, and even window shutters that actually open and close!

As for my own artwork, things have been especially busy these last few days. However, I plan on finishing my next animal nursery art piece tomorrow, and I'll post it as soon as I finish. After that I have a couple more pieces planned, but it's still a toss up which one I'll start next.

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

Web Store Wonders

As you can see by the tabs at the top of my blog, you can visit my web stores to peruse and purchase some of my works. I have shops on Etsy, Redbubble, and Society6.

Now, for a bit of information regarding my web stores:

• On my Etsy shop you can purchase art prints of my work directly from me. These will most often be smaller prints measuring 5" x 7" or 4" x 6". Since these prints come directly from me I will sign them before personally sending them off to the purchaser. I will also occasionally sell other goodies displaying my artwork on Etsy, and just as with the prints all of these will be personally packaged and shipped by me.

• On Redbubble you can purchase various medium to large prints of my work. Also on Redbubble you can purchase items such as phone cases, throw pillows, and tote bags displaying my artwork. The products on Redbubble are printed and shipped by third parties. Therefore, although I do design and approve of these prints and other products, they will not be personally handled, signed, or shipped by me.

• On Society6 you can purchase various medium to large prints displaying my artwork. As with Redbubble, the prints purchased through Society6 are printed and shipped by third parties.

• My completed artworks will take slightly longer to appear on my Etsy store than on Redbubble or Society6. This is because for the prints in my Etsy shop I send my works to a professional printer and only put them up for sale once I have finished products in hand. It pays to be patient, though, as you'll find that since I personally manage my Etsy shop it is not only a more personal experience but it is also where you'll find my occasional deals and sales! Stay tuned for announcements on such deals!

That all being said, I'll admit that currently my web stores are a bit low on items, but I am working on stocking them up. I have many projects in the works that will be up on my stores soon.

The thus far completed works in my nursery animal art series are already available on Redbubble and Society6, and they will be availabe in my Etsy shop soon. I am currently working on the next piece in this series, and I will share it with you here upon its completion. Very soon after that it will be available on Redbubble and Society6. There are a couple of other works I am also working on, and I will post them here and to Redbubble and Society6 over the next few days. They will also be available on Etsy in the near future.

Also, feel free to visit and like my MissAdventureArt Facebook page using the Facebook tab at the top of this here blog! I will occasionally post news on deals and sales both here and on Facebook, so stay tuned!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

Scanner Success

In case you hadn't noticed, I had up until yesterday been posting not-so-good photos of my finished works. That was due to my lack of a scanner, as well as lack of proper skills and lighting required for the best photography. While I still need to work on my photography skills, I remedied one of the previously mentioned issues by finally acquiring a scanner!

So now I would like to upload some better images of some of my works. I will start with my animal nursery art series, as that is my primary project at this point in time. Here are the better images of my thus far completed animal nursery art (watermarks are added for online security measures):

"Pete the Panda"

"Calico Clarice"

"Ferdinand the Fox"

"Randall the Retriever"

I will soon try to post better images of my other previous drawings as well. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

Halloween Howls

In case you didn't get the memo from my previous post, I am a Halloween fanatic. What's more, I realized I have not yet shared on this blog one of my favorite older works of mine (older as in it was completed two years ago). This particular piece more or less falls in line with the upcoming Halloween holiday, so I figured now is a good time to share it with you here.

"Howl" (with watermark added for security measures)

 
I call this piece "Howl". I hand drew it with graphite pencils, and I had a lot of fun doing so. I haven't done a whole lot of graphite pencil drawings lately, as I've been really enjoying creating drawings and illustrations (including my ongoing animal nursery art series) with my colorful array of pens. However, every time I see this piece I remember how much I enjoyed creating it and remind myself that I need to get around to doing more pencil drawings.

If I get around to doing any more Halloween-inspired drawings this year I'll post them here. In the meantime, have fun gearing up for Halloween!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

The Great Pumpkin

Halloween is one of my two most favorite holidays, and it's just around the corner! In celebration of its impending arrival, here's a Halloween drawing I very recently created:

I love cats (yes, including black cats!) and I love carving jack-o'-lanterns. Bats I don't like so much, but they fit the concept of this piece so they got to be included.

I hope to have time to create a couple more Halloween-inspired pieces before the spooky holiday arrives. While planning out these hopeful Halloween pieces I will also be planning my jack-'o-lantern design for this year as well as watching plenty of scary movies.

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

Puppy Dog Eyes

Another favorite animal of mine is the dog. I have one of my own, and she is a mixed breed likely containing some Labrador Retriever genes. That being said, here is my latest animal nursery art:

"Randall the Retriever"

As the caption says, that is "Randall the Retriever". My intention was for him to be a Yellow Lab, but as I created him I realized he could also pass for a Golden Retriever if so desired by the viewer. Now, I'll be honest and admit that I was not all that pleased with this piece when I first finished it. Something about it just didn't seem right to me. However, it is starting to grow on me, and I hope it can brighten some child's -- or dog-loving adult's -- day.

Now I have a couple of more or less "announcements". First, I will go back and edit the actual post on my calico cat drawing, but I'll first let you know here that I have decided to change my calico cat drawing's name. I first named her "Calico Carla" but was not sure I liked that name. It turns out I really don't like it, and I am renaming her "Calico Clarice".

As for a second announcement, in addition to my animal nursery art I will in the near future be starting another nursery art series that does not star animals. I won't give away just yet what the subjects of this new series will be, but I will show you soon enough. Why all the nursery art, you might ask? It seems a lot of people I know lately are bringing a plethora of little ones into this world. That being said, babies and children -- and of course us adults too -- need bright and happy things to look at, and I enjoy creating such things. So there you have it.

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

This and That

While I work on the next piece in my animal nursery art series, I figured I'd dedicate a post to a couple of somewhat older pieces I haven't shared here yet.

I'll start with this:

"Friends with the Monster"

I call the above piece "Friends with the Monster", as its subject is a little girl smiling down on the monster beneath her bed. Although I am not generally a fan of rap or pop music, this particular piece was at least in part influenced by Eminem and Rihanna's song "The Monster", especially the lyrics, "I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed". Of course, my fondness for all things spooky and eerie also heavily influenced this piece.

And here's another piece I created awhile back:

"Canary in a Coal Mine"

I have a perhaps undue fondness for idioms, one of my favorite being the one referring to a canary in a coal mine. I did take some more or less scientific liberties in illustrating this idiom, but this was the image I wanted to portray, for a variety of reasons.

Until next time!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

Ferdinand

I've completed the third piece in my animal nursery art series. Meet Ferdinand:

"Ferdinand the Fox"

I believe I already said this in my previous post, but I can't help but reiterate that, having been an adorer of both animals and art as a child myself, I am immensely enjoying creating these pieces with a young audience in mind. There is not much that I enjoy more than putting pen and ink to paper. What's more, one of my favorite drawing techniques is creating the appearance of texture, and I get to do plenty of that with these animals' fur.

My next animal piece is in the planning stages and will be started soon. I will also soon be creating some pieces for the upcoming holidays. For me, one of the hardest parts of drawing is having countless images visualized in my mind but then having to wait until I have the time to create each individual piece. But I guess that just makes my drawing time and its final results all the more satisfying.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

Little Ball of Fur

I've completed the second piece in my children's nursery art series of animals. This new piece is inspired by one of my absolute favorite animals.

I am currently calling her "Calico Carla". This name may or may not stick.

As I indicated above, one of my favorite animals is the cat. I've had cats almost all my life. In fact, one of the cats I currently have has been with me since I was a child. She is 21 years old, and she is a calico. I guess that would explain "Calico Carla".

EDIT: "Calico Carla" has been renamed "Calico Clarice".

I'm really enjoying creating this animal art, especially with a young audience in mind. As an animal-adoring child I was constantly drawing animals. Now, so many years later, it's a treat to go back to this in such a fun and refreshing manner.

I've already started the next piece in this series. I won't yet come out and tell you which animal is the subject of this next piece, but to give you an indication I will inform you that, as it stands, his name is Ferdinand.

I hope you like my little animal kingdom thus far!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

The Animal Kingdom

I love animals. I've loved animals ever since I was a very small child. Back in those olden days, animals were, unsurprisingly, the primary subjects of my juvenile artwork. In light of these facts, I have decided to start creating nursery art, the target audience being young children. The subjects of these pieces will be animals, of course.

I've already completed one piece in this series of nursery animal art. The subject of this first piece is one of my absolute favorite animals:

I call him "Pete the Panda".

I will be making many more pieces for this nursery art series of mine, and I already have numerous of them planned out. I'm currently working on a piece portraying another favorite animal of mine, and I'll post a picture of it as soon as it's completed.

I hope you like my nursery animal art so far!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt

The Fantasy Garden

I wish I had a green thumb. But, alas, I do not.

Growing up, my childhood backyard was always filled to the brim with my father's garden. I always loved knowing the names of each plant, and of course I especially enjoyed memorizing the names that were especially fun and fantastical.

I would never be foolish enough to think that I myself could succeed at maintaining a garden. However, lucky for me, my father still gardens. And I can still pick out the plants with those fun and fantastical names.

Since I and my greenless thumb will likely never grow a real garden, I decided to create my own fantasy garden with my beloved pens and pencils. The following are the specimens I have created thus far.

This one is titled "Bleeding Hearts", based on the bleeding heart plant.

This is "Snap Dragon", inspired by the snapdragon plant.

This one is "Tiger Lily", after the tiger lily plant.

This is "Queen Anne's Lace", based on the Queen Anne's Lace plant.

In the future I plan on making more pieces for this Fantasy Garden series if mine. In the meantime, though, I hope you enjoy these!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt