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  • Bookish holiday traditions

    Bookish holiday traditions

    December 21, 2019

    Having recently finished, framed and delivered the last of my fine art commissions that are intended as holiday gifts (so no spoiler pics exist of my recent artwork) my thoughts turn towards my own holiday. I’ve made no secret, on this blog, of the fact that I like books. So even tho I am not…

    A Creative Life, art commissions, artist book, author illustrator, books, fine art commission, illustrated recipe, illustration, kitchen art, reading in art, Sustainable creativity
    artist book, author illustrator, books, food illustration, food in books, gift book, gift for followers, gifts for book lovers, gifts for readers, holiday, holiday traditions, Iceland, independent bookstore, indie bookstores, Jolabokaflod, kitchen sketchbook, local bookstore, reading
  • Hare heritage and narrators

    Hare heritage and narrators

    December 17, 2019

    I’m finishing up a fine art commission for someone’s holiday present. So instead of talking about that – here’s a painting I finished just before the holiday rush began. Titled “Hare Heritage” and created with ink and gouache. Yes, this piece is a new one within my readers series. (You can see more of the…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, art commission, art techniques, Art Word Combinations, artistic inspirations, Books In Art, fine art, magic realism, Narrative Art, reading in art, visual story, visual thinking, words and pictures
    fine art, fine art commission, hare, narrator, omniscient narrator, puns, rabbit, visual jokes, visual narrative, visual story, writing, writing techniques
  • Art for the holidays

    December 14, 2019

    I’ve been busy working on fine art commissions which are someone’s holiday gift. So instead of talking about that – below is access to a “Reading All Year” calendar I made, and fun socks and playing cards, bookmarks, puzzles, drink coasters and such…yes, it’s all design play using my own fine art about reading and…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, art commissions, Art Licensing, artistic inspirations, Cats in art, Dogs in Art, drinks in art, fine art, fine art commission, functional art, games in art, published art, reading in art, small things
    #coffeeculture, art calendar, cats, dogs, drinks, fun socks, gifts for pet lovers, gifts for readers, puzzles, reading, reading in art
  • Popup shop success

    December 8, 2019

    Yesterday was the popup shop day at Vintage Books and I was non-stop busy creating miniature pet portraits from before noon to after 4! It was fun!! Sold other holiday stocking stuffer gifts with my art on them too. My “Reading All Year” calendar was a hit …. if you weren’t able to come yesterday…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, artistic inspirations, books, Books In Art, Cats in art, Dogs in Art, fine art, functional art, games in art, reading in art, small things
    #popupshop, bookstore, fine art, Gifts, gifts for pet lovers, gifts for readers, indie bookstores, pet portraits, pop up event, stocking stuffers
  • Pet portrait project

    December 1, 2019

    Most years near the holiday I do a miniature pet portrait project -creating small pet paintings people often give as gifts. This year I am doing this project as part of my popup shop at Vintage Books, http://www.vintage-books.net Dec 7th from 12 to 4 – and using people’s phone photos as inspiration. This year I…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, art techniques, artistic inspirations, business of art, cat portrait, dog portrait, Dogs in Art, fine art, small things
    Aurora Gallery, bookstore, fine art, framed art, pet portraits, popup shop, Vintage Books
  • playing cards and pleasures

    November 26, 2019

    For my evening-just-before-bed holiday reading I’m re-reading “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen. Last night I read this: “Mr. Hurst looked at her with astonishment. “Do you prefer reading to cards?” said he; “that is rather singular.”  “Miss Eliza Bennet,” said Miss Bingley, “despises cards. She is a great reader and has no pleasure in…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, artistic inspirations, books, Books In Art, Dogs in Art, fine art, functional art, games in art, graphic design, illustrated shorts, illustration, product design, publications – publishing, reading in art, small things
    Books In Art, card games, deck of cards, games, Jane Austin, playing cards, pop-up shop, reading, reading in art, Vintage Books
  • playful and practical

    November 19, 2019

    One of the purposes of the Arts is to help us live well and, paraphrasing Kurt Vonnegut, to grow our souls.  I’ve had this in mind as I’ve created my holiday stocking-stuffer stuff for my upcoming pop-up shop at Vintage Books Dec 7th from noon to 4 pm. https://www.vintage-books.net/ Making a whimsical, playful, calendar with…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, artist book, author illustrator, books, Books In Art, Cats in art, Dogs in Art, drinks in art, fine art, graphic design, illustration, magic realism, small things
    animals in art, art calendar, Books In Art, calendar, gifts for readers, illustrations, Kurt Vonnegut, living well, practical art, readers, stocking stuffers, The Arts, Vintage Books, whimsical artwork
  • pop-up pet portraits

    November 14, 2019

    Dec 7th during my pop-up shop at Vintage Books https://www.vintage-books.net/ from noon to 4 I’ll be doing some “live drawing”; I’ll work in my sketchbook and if anyone wants a small portrait of their pet I’ll happily do one using a phone photo as inspiration. These portraits I’ll do at the pop-up shop are what…

    A Creative Life, art commissions, art techniques, artistic inspirations, cat portrait, Cats in art, dog portrait, Dogs in Art, fine art, handmade papers, public art, sketchbook
    art commissions, art supplies, caplan art designs, dog portraits, fine art, fine art commission, fun gift, Joseph Gierek Fine Art, performance art, pet portraits, pop-up shop, portable art kit, portable sketch gear, portraits, sketching, sketching kit, Vintage Books
  • local stocking stuffers for readers

    November 7, 2019

    I’ve been having a blast playing at being a North Pole elf, designing gifts for my upcoming pop-up shop at Vintage Books https://www.vintage-books.net/ Dec 7th from noon to 4pm!  The Pacific Northwest social scene has been inspiring and guiding my thoughts. Here in Vancouver all year long people get together regularly for happy hours, for…

    A Creative Life, Art Licensing, art techniques, artistic inspirations, author illustrator, business of art, creative thinking, fine art, functional art, games in art, illustration, magic realism, reading in art
    dinner parties, Gifts, gifts for readers, gifts for teachers, local bookstore, Pacific Northwest, parties, party, pop-up shop, small gifts, social society, stocking stuffers, unique gifts, Vintage Books
  • barrelhouse cover art

    November 4, 2019

    It’s happening!!! I’ve done the cover art for Barrelhouse Magazine Issue 20 and the magazine issue is now available! You can see the cover here https://www.barrelhousemag.com/  – (and buy your own copy via that link) –  of course when I get my printed copy of the literary magazine with my artwork on it I’ll share…

    A Creative Life, dog portrait, Dogs in Art, drinks in art, fine art, functional art, illustration, publications – publishing, published art
    art, arts and literature magazine, Barrelhouse Magaziine, beer, bulldog, cover art, dog, dog art, dog portraits, illustrator, literary magazine, published art
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