Prints for sale @ Inprnt.com

I've got prints of 3 pieces - Fancy, Open Book Girl, and 3 Girls - for sale at INPRNT.com They're affordable, available in 3 different sizes, and are beautifully printed on archival art paper.



Also, a big shout out to Castelli Framing in Culver City. They were able to frame the huge print of "3 Girls" I gave to my amazing sister-in-law and her husband for their wedding present, with a really tight turn-around. Big thanks to Fred and all the nice folks @ Castelli. If you are in need of quality art framing in Los Angeles you've got to give them a call at 310-204-6830 and be sure to tell them Tansy sent you :)

new sketchbook

i finally got a new sketchbook, and one of my kitties christened it by puking on the first page. awesome. i go back and forth with drawing and painting, sometimes the computer just sucks me in, other times i run away from art like it's a ghost - if i don't look back then it was never really there....

pretty girl squad

turning this into a big painting soon...
thank goodness for blue tape ;)

ANCI Creative Awards ~ Sept.16-19 Milan, Italy

I am happy to be taking part in the ANCI Creative Awards, which benefit a great cause.
ANCI - the Italian National Footwear Manufacturers Association and MICAM ShoEvent, in partnership with Graphola.com, proudly present the ANCI Creative Award – Emerging Art Edition. 30 Artists have been chosen from 150 invited artists and their works celebrating Italian shoes will be exhibited at the MICAM ShoEvent (the international footwear show) in Milan, Italy from 16 to 19 September 2009.

All 30 artworks will be sold and the proceeds will be donated to the Italian Red Cross's Abruzzo Emergency fund to help the families affected by the earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region on 6 April 2009.

'Anne Boleyn' for Textbook History show @ Compound Gallery

acrylic on wood panel, 9x12

I was inspired to paint a portrait of Anne Boleyn (from beyond the grave) after reading Vercors' novel in her name. The book may be seen as an idealized portrayal of this villified woman in history, and that's exactly why I wanted to paint her. No matter what you believe about Anne Boleyn, she was a strong woman, a rebel with convictions - and history (written and manipulated by men) rarely looks kindly on that combination.

The 'Textbook History' show @ Compound Gallery in Portland, Oregon opens Thursday, September 3 @ 7pm and runs till September 27.

Compound Gallery
107 NW 5th Street
Portland , OR

sketches: osprey-girl, princess seashell & the cape

i sat and sketched while this huge osprey perched high atop the scrub pines...


cape cod is such a beautiful and inspiring place. we visited a native american burial ground overlooking a pond filled with ducks and swans. many people have left offerings on an old tree stump, we left drawings. princess seashell is now fluttering atop the altar there, weighed down with a seashell. this is a 2nd version i did so i wouldn't forget.
i also literally hugged a tree.

"Bedwetter" Wins Grand Prize at Xto Awards!

I was able to make it to the opening night of the Xto Awards in DUMBO, Brooklyn - and it's a good thing I did because my pretty ice cream blondie took home the big prize for illustration! Big thanks to Nicole Dominguez for doing such a wonderful job putting on a lovely show. We then drove through the night and arrived back in Cape Cod for the sunrise! Amazing....

Xto Image Awards 2009 Winners Exhibition July 9-18

The first-ever Xto Nude Image Awards Winners exhibition will be held at the Farmani Gallery in Dumbo, Brooklyn July 9-18, 2009. My piece "Bedwetter" has won first place for Illustration/Fine Art.
The first and second runners up will be showcased in the gallery and run through July 18th. Winners were chosen from among more than 1,000 pieces of work submitted from 53 countries.

Opening Night reception: July 9, 2009
Farmani Gallery
111 Front Street, Suite 212
6-8:30pm

We're heading back east that week so I will be stopping by the reception - this will be the first time I have shown something in NYC :)