2nd brief for Make It In Design's summer school is up and ready....ecoglobal trend....i'm getting inspired by native american totem pole art...here is my color palette....here we go.....

Make It In Design Summer School

day one:

@MakeitinDesign #summerschool2015

our brief:

#softpopbrightretro 

my Warhol inspiration....love the repeat images in the boxes

and my first sketch using the brief's pantone colors

so excited to be taking the new year long class with carla sonheim and lynn whipple....i'm ready to get a spark and catch FIRE

new painting....trying to sing a new song this year.....i lost track of time painting this...that's always a good sign...

this is a gorgeous pillow in just the right size by cindykaycarpenter
Browse for another pillow at Zazzle

some of my children's book illustrations....enjoy!!!

well if kelly rae roberts uses 'em you can bet i'm gonna give 'em a go.  i always paint with water based mediums but kelly uses these for her faces so i thought i would give them a try.  other than the smell  (which is sort of like a box of crayons ) i love 'em.  they are buttery smooth and the blender does just that...blends. here is my go at a face using my new SHIVA PAINTSTIKS and black STABILO pencil.   i am storing the paintstiks, individually, in snack size zip lock bags. enjoy!!!