3 Girls - in color

growing up my 2 beautiful cousins and i were each a blonde, brunette, and a redhead. my gramma loved dolls representing the 3...dye jobs may have changed things since then but i still love the combination :)

"Bedwetter" Wins 1st Place Illustration/Fine Art in Xto Awards

I woke up this morning to discover that my pretty ice cream blondie won 1st place in the Fine Art/ Illustration category of the Xto Image Awards
The 1st and 2nd place pieces will be exhibited at Farmani Gallery in New York - July 9-16, where the grand prize winners will be announced. The jury consisted of a great assortment of people; Robert Berman, B1 Gallery, Los Angeles, Drome Magazine, Italy, Jugular, NYC, Max Magazine, Italy - so I am stoked - it's a nice vindication that digital art is just as "real" of an art form as a painting thank you very much :)

rosy cheeks

slowly but surely making my way with these nerds...

nerd brains

  

my little nerd brains with buckteeth and big round eyes....

charcoal on paper

heart eyes

We just got back from the Seattle Erotic Art Festival and we really fell in love with that city!
I've posted on Female Persuasion about a few of my favorite artists and performers from the show. It was a fun - and interesting!- experience. I've never taken part in an event 'erotic' in nature, even though I've been drawing naked girls for years. 'Bedwetter' was definitely on the more subtle side, which is not something I would have said about this piece before. It was also an exercise in conquering some fears! I was able to go up to the obervation deck of the space needle and I also was able to form some coherent sentences when interviewed about my piece on camera at the festival :P Hurray!

i took these photos nearby the seattle exhibition center and at the pike place flower stands which were incredible!