Old West Week at Ten Paces!

I've been drawing like a lunatic all week on what seems like a million projects, all of which I can't post on here yet (WHICH IS KILLING ME!). But luckily, this week's theme at Ten Paces and Draw was Old West, my very favorite thing. A serious morale-booster! So I pulled out the stops as best I could. Party on, Garth.

Woman to Woman Magazine

Look! My copy of Woman to Woman Magazine finally showed up! I did a little spot illustration for them back in December.

There it is.

Here is the original that I sent them:



and here is the scanned tearsheet.


It's all very exciting!

Sketch Sunday

The other day I hung out in Barnes and Noble all day so I could read Tina Fey's book, and also draw a bunch of dreamy wood-paneled cars.

Today I did this:

And also I listened to this a lot:

Niv's Ahab

This week's completed illustration for Ten Paces And Draw. The theme was literary characters, and everybody's looks fabulous! I got Niv Bavarsky's sketch of Captain Ahab. To see the others, as well my sketch of Scout Finch check out Ten Paces and Draw!

Ten Paces and Draw Kicks Off!

This is a piece I painted that was conceived and sketched by Erica Sirotich for our new illustration-swap blog Ten Paces and Draw! My new roommate Alyssa Nassner and I had been talking a while about how we wanted to start an illustration/collaboration blog where we could do some work together, keep our hands busy, and also post some stuff that gets us psyched about illustration. So we roped in Isaac Orloff and Erica and just went for it. That explains my mysterious desk portrait post from the other day, as well.

This is just the first week, officially, which the theme was 'Under The Sea.' See the website for my sketch (a hammerhead shark with maracas!) that Isaac took to final. After we get a few weeks under our belt we'll be inviting other illustrators for guest posts. I am so stoked. We're still tweaking a bunch of things, and learning as we go on it, but as far as this week goes, I think we really started off with a bang. Next week will be even better.

Organized Clutter

this is my workspace! i won't tell you why i painted this yet, it's still a secret (just for a little, be cool be cool), but it's gonna be awesome!

get stoked!

monday monday sketch

daylight licked me into shape.

Holy Typesettin' Batman!

Made this for my friend Laura's political organization. Their last flyer wasn't hip enough, apparently, and for whatever reason I was the next best thing. But it was fun to draw city hall!

Hairdo. Doodle. Hairdoodle.

Sketchfest 2011

I can't be stopped.

Moving Map

Aight so this isn't really art. But WHOA.

Isn't moving again so soon fun?

Here's hoping this time I won't lose all my stuff. Where was my passport, you might ask, after this last move? Oh, in an old discarded handbag in the hatch of my car. GOOD SPOT RACHEL.

Art For Japan

I made this painting for Meg and Alice Hunt's Art For Japan call to action. It's a 9x13" painting that I'm sending off to Oregon in hopes that someone will buy it and that money will help some folks.

Give somebody a hug please :)

doublewhammy

extra time + new sketchbook + a ton of nonsense sifting around in my mind = two nonsense updates this week.

Sketch, better late than never

throwbackkkk:

Illustration Friday: Stir

Cannibalism is most likely the answer.

Sketchmess

still going strong?

Illustration Friday: Warning

It remains to be seen if comics could be the next frontier. But I thought I'd try at least one. It also remains to be seen if I'd like them better painted. But the coloring was kind of easy, breezy, and fun here. I liked that.

New Promo. Finally.

After at least a month of talking the talk about this mailer, I finally finished it! Once I get actual brochures I will take some photos, since they are far less impressive when they're not folded in their proper form. But I'm glad it's done, and I'm happy with it so far...remains to be seen if I will be when they show up at my door. I like the squashed girl at the bottom the most.

Illustration Friday: Layers

Digital! Awww man!

I came so close to drawing an enormous sandwich.....but then I went with my old favorite.

Revised Pile

Revised sketch for my pile of folks mailer. I feel better about it. The people look more squashy, i think. I have slacked on my illustration friday thing this weekend. I hope I will get to it tomorrow. Fingers crossed.



sometime's there's nothing left to do.

...but listen to tom waits all day.