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Snow Elf and other thing

Melia — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:19:51 +0000

This week’s illustration Friday theme is “Winter”. I did this little snow elf a couple of weeks ago, and this seemed like a good excuse to post her.
I have been busy of late. With the holiday season there was much in the way of family gatherings, gift buying/making and giving and receiving as well as lots of cooking (by James). With James doing the cooking and dishes, it meant I had more time to paint despite the crazy holiday rushing to and fro.
Oh you want some proof that I have been busy? Welll…. Okay here is some of the things I have gotten done in the last couple of weeks…..
And guess what? There is more. But you have to check out my facebook fan page or my etsy shop to see it all.

Illustration Friday – Spent

Melia — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:28:26 +0000

This little fairy cat is spent. He has obviously had a hard day chasing dust bunnies and has settled himself down for a nice long nap – and don’t you dare think of disturbing him.
For this week’s illustration Friday theme of “spent” I decided to pull out this previously painted fairy cat for you all to see again.

Illustration Friday – Spooky and Stamp Release

Melia — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:53:08 +0000

Pumpking Haunted House

I combined my work from Sketch Fest and Illustration Friday this week. One theme was “Haunted Pumpkin Mansion” and the other “spooky”. That was fun to do.

My big news this week is a special stamp release at Queen Kat Designs. Wednesday October 20th, QKD is having the largest yet release of my designs. It looks like my favorite angel wings will be available for all to enjoy. There are also several fun fantasy critters to been seen. Stop by and check it out.

Oh and to celebrate this fun collection of stamps as well as reaching 200 Face Book fans, I am having a giveaway on my FB page. Stop in and post to enter a chance to win a print of Tigerfly’s Tea.

Travel

Melia — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:25:10 +0000

This week’s Illustration theme is “Transportation”. No matter what I did, I couldn’t get out of my head the time my husband called me on his way to work to tell me that some guy was riding a unicycle in the rain. Doesn’t strike me as the most effective transportation for a rainy day. But maybe now that I have drawn it and shared it, I can get it out of my head.

Proverbs, Revised Art and Tags

Melia — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:33:42 +0000

Illustration Friday theme this week is – Proverbs. So I found a Darkovan Proverb about dragons “It is ill done to chain a dragon for roasting your meat.” This little guy is done with graphite on newsprint.
I have also been updating some of my previous work. These 2 prismacolor drawings were some basic pen and ink line drawings that I did last year. While moving the studio I unearthed my colored pencils and couldn’t wait to see if I could still remember how to use them. I think I just might have.
And in other news, you can now license my work for your personal digital creations at My Tag Art. This cool steam punk tag was made by Jenny at mytagart.com. I am enjoying the forums there and seeing what lovely creations all the creative folks are making.

Unmovable – illustration Friday

Melia — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:13:56 +0000

I know it is just a pencil sketch this time, but still cute. I did this at an art show, and after loading up I seemed to have hurt my shoulder again. It is the right shoulder, and just moving my arm hurts. So all you get this week is a pencil sketch.

Illustration Friday – Ripple Project

Melia — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:12:43 +0000

This week Illustration Friday is supporting the Ripple Project. This is my first submission. I might have to make more, just because being able to make a bit of art to help out with the crisis that is affecting out Gulf Coast, helps me not feel so helpless.
Being a Texan and realizing how this will prevent my daughter from experiencing some of the fun I had on the Texas and Mississippi coasts growing up saddens me. If this takes as long to clean up as the Alaska spill did, I am not likely to get to take my daughter crabbing or build giant sand castles with her in the places I did those things as a kid. Maybe if we all pitch in a small bit at a time we can help this clean up happen in time for us to enjoy our oceans again and to see the sea turtles, coastal birds, and fish prosper again.

Engineering Dragon – Illustration Friday – Equipment

Melia — Thu, 20 May 2010 04:43:48 +0000

This week’s illustration friday theme was “equipment”, which inspired this cute little steam punk dragon.

Metamorphosis

Melia — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:00:16 +0000

This week’s illustration friday theme was “Cocoon”. So Saturday I worked on this little watercolor painting of a little fairy dragon’s metamorphosis. Then Sunday my huge german shepherd decided he needed a metamorphosis of his own, and has become a mama kitty.
A little 4-5 week old kitten with some minor health problems was discovered in our back yard by Wolfie and his response was to mother it. So we have adopted the cutest little beastie you have ever seen. She is right now sitting in an old check book box on my desk that is lined with an old washcloth. We are of course having to hand feed her a mixture of moist kitten food and kitten milk, and give her a couple different meds twice a day and do all the things kitty mommies are supposed to do. Although Wolfie doesn’t think that we do a good enough job at the cleaning part and washes her as often as he can. I am terrified that he will accidentally eat her since he is smaller than his muzzle and he can’t see what he is doing while licking her silly.
And of course you all want to see the little ball of fluff that has turned out household upside down don’t you? Here is Willow, our new baby.

Detective Draco – Illustration Friday

Melia — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:41:59 +0000

This week’s Illustration Friday theme is “Detective”. I went with that old detective novel style fellow with a rumpled overcoat and well worn fedora. I still want to paint him, and he is on watercolor paper, but first I have this crazy fairy cat idea running around in my head, that I haven’t figured out how to get onto paper. So I will chase the cat idea around before I get back t this. I at least need to have a sketch for those wings, or I will loose the idea forever. This is why I keep a sketchbook with me at all times. Not because I am industrious, but because I have a horrible memory.