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