Boy and His Bear First Final

I am doing it! I am moving on to the final illustrations for the children's book I have been working on for some time now. I am so excited to be doing this. It is finally becoming a reality. This first work is actually page two. I am not sure why, but I didn't want to start in order :)

Monster Growth Chart

Its about 2 months late, but I finally finished this growth chart for my friend that just had her first baby! Congratulations, Liz! 

BLUE Complete

My postcard arrived at its destination!! See it here: http://rainboeliza.blogspot.com/2012/05/postcard-project-2012-jeslyn-cantrell.html I am really excited to be part of this worldwide project. 

Monsters!

IF - Jump

This is a sneak peek for you! I have been working on sketches and a story in my spare time. I just finished the color studies this week. Hopefully I will be posting final paintings very soon. In the meantime, meet Queen B and her crew jumping for joy. 

BLUE Progress

My friend, Rainbow Ross hosts an annual Postcard Project. This is the project's third year and it just keeps growing! This year the theme is BLUE. I thought with the lovely spring weather Blueberries would be a perfect way to fit into my friend's theme. Below is the process work for the woodblock print that will be completed for the 2012 Postcard Project!  

It all starts with a sketch.

And then it is drawn backwards onto the woodblock. Next will be carving!

Antique Keys

Dandelion Lights

This is just a piece I did for fun. My brain needed a break from all of the "serious" art that I have been making :)

April Showers Again

Striped Socks and Watering Cans

Happy Easter everyone! I wanted to celebrate the day by adding to the Little April Showers collection! Prints and postcards of these will be up on my etsy page soon!

Rain Showers and Radishes

This is another yellow and gray rain boot girl from the Little April Showers series that I have been working on. Soon I will be printing postcards to send out!

Little April Showers

Hello All! Spring is here and the rain has come. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to embrace umbrellas, rain boots, and snails! I hope that you enjoy April Showers.

Madame Fortuna Final Print

Hello All! This is the first finished circus woodblock of this series. I am really excited by the way it turned out. The colors are much more saturated than they used to be.

Madame Fortuna Print Process

I have started a new print! My illustrator friend, Felicia and I have decided to start a project together. We have dedicated it to the CIRCUS! This first print is going to be reminiscent of a vintage circus poster for the fortune teller of the circus. I am only going to be using two colors on this one: red and black.

The top picture is a collage of the process of carving as well as the finished print hanging in my apartment. First, I have to draw on the board (upper left corner). Then I begin to carve part of the drawing away, leaving the lines I want to be filled by the color (red). These pictures are all on the right side. The bottom shows what my place looks like just after I finish pulling a color. I make a huge mess (which is probably part of the reason I love this process so much). These five prints are going to have to hang to dry for a few days before I can go over them with black. Stay tuned to see the finished piece!

Gardening Days Return

Spiced Rum Label

I am so excited about these labels (this is 1 of 3)! The Espirit De Krewe labels are inspired by the spirit of New Orleans. I was asked to capture that "fun, exciting" spirit of the city that parties all year long :). Also, I had a breakthrough with my trusty tablet..... I finally learned how to draw and make it look like I am using traditional media!! Hopefully this means I will be experimenting with more illustrations like this in the near future.

Save The Date Cards

I did it!! I created these with less than 24 hour notice! It has been exciting, but holy cow am I sleepy now :) Enjoy and Happy Friday!

New Project

These are the color studies for the latest project! I decided to go with the top one for the final composition.

Sketches and Doodles

Here are some of my most recent doodles.

Fearless Explorers