Birds Birds Birds

I haven't updated this in a bit since I've been quite busy, but here's a couple bird paintings I've done lately on my off time:

American Kestler:

Mandarin Duck:

California Quail

Horned Owl

Hipster Lemur

This lil guy was fun to paint, but a little scary to stare at those eyes! This one has a outremer blue border, which of course is still an electric blue but not a neon...what do you guys think of this color combo? I was a little disappointed in it initially but it's starting to grow on me.

Neon Yellow Orangutan

Another addition to the series...neon yellow border which of course didn't get captured very well by my camera, but you guys get the gist of it =)

Neon Hipster Deer and Polka Dots

Here's another addition to the series! Unfortunately my camera just refuses to capture neon, but that IS neon pink =)

Fish fish fish!

My new obsession lately has been to paint fish, so I thought I'd share with ya'll some of the paintings I've done recently. It's been fun experimenting and finding new techniques to paint these fish, I'll post process pics of each individual fish in later posts =)

Custom Pet Portrait

I did this pet portrait yesterday and had a lot of fun with the colors! I love neon colors she's so cute and perfect for these bright spring colors. Check it out =)

I sell these custom pet portraits for $16 in my etsy shop here.

Original llama watercolor pen sketch

This was a super fun piece, I drew the llama in pen (BIC pen) and added some watercolor to make this painting really stand out. The mountains at the bottom are of Nepal.

It was really fun to paint this one because I took my paints outdoors and sat outside in the warm sun painting =)

I'm selling the original artwork on my etsy shop for $25 here. (I can include a frame for $5 extra).

Watercolor Lettering Painting - Something Beautiful is on the Horizon

I got some new watercolor paints and wanted to do something with this beautiful blue. This is what I came up with - a inspirational quote that says "Something Beautiful is on the Horizon".

Watercolor Trout - Hipster Art

I wanted start a series of paintings that were pretty much monochromatic and hunting related, so first up was this trout! I love using color so even though this turquoise color is so gorgeous and vibrant, I missed using OTHER colors and couldn't help but add on the tiniest touch of pink to it's body. I really liked how this turned out overall since I've never painted a fish before.

On my etsy shop WITH the frame included for $28 here.

Celine Purse Art

I've lusted over the Celine luggage totes for quite awhile now, this particular one I painted is new for 2013 Summer collection. This painting surprisingly took a looonngg time, probably because it's so small and detailed. I love the color combination of this purse though and would love to OWN it instead of just having a painting of it!

I'm actually planning on doing a series of 10 most iconic handbags and this piece is part of that series. So far I have:

1. Hermes Birkin
2. Chanel 2.55
3. Celine Luggage
4. (Upcoming) Balenciaga City
5. (Upcoming) Louis Vuitton Speedy

Would you like to give some suggestions on what you'd like to see illustrated in the "Top 10 most iconic bags"? Leave it in the comments, I'd love to see what people consider! =)

I also sell original custom purse pieces on my etsy shop here for $30, and I'll be making prints soon of my 10 iconic purses.

You can see how tiny the painting is compared to an eraser. 

Pencil sketch first.

It was fun painting that little leather line that the luggages are known for.

 

Painted everything dark black before I "removed" areas to highlight the bag.

 

Tada...end result!

Chanel Bombay Collection

I loved the Chanel pre-fall 2012 Bombay collection soooo much! I decided to paint a fashion painting of one of the headpieces over the weekend and added large glitter pieces on the painting as the "diamond roughs" in the headpiece. Let me know what you guys think of the effect!

Here's the link to my etsy shop if you'd like to purchase the original painting for $45.

 

Up close detail of the glittered headpiece, I think it definitely makes it stand out more!

Yoda

I've been wanting to do a Star Wars series for awhile now, I finally started with Yoda the other night and it was so fun!!

Here's the end result of the print in my etsy shop as well as some process pics =)

Finished Product!

 

8.5x11" Print of Yoda in my etsy shop for $20 each - link here.

My recent work - Breaking Bad

I've had so much new things I'd like to share, I'll start with Breaking Bad which is one of my favoritest shows ever! I have prints up in my shop as well as iPhone, iPad cases, and tees on society6.

You can purchase the Walter White print from my etsy shop here.

You can purchase my Mike Ermantrout print from my etsy shop here.

 

You can purchase these Breaking Bad items from my Society6 shop here.