Tuesday, January 22, 2008

I-F: Plain


It's plain to see that love is in the air!

This is going to be a wedding present for a friend of mine.

I'm really enjoying the combination of acrylics and collage. This has collaged bits of an old book and also Japanese washi paper. I'm pretty happy with it - I just hope the newlyweds are too!

I've started doing little colour sketches for my paintings in my moleskine before i do the real thing - it helps me think about how i want to use colour in the piece and i find it really helpful... thought you might like to see..


This piece is also going to be the last addition for my folio for the NY SCWBI conference. (I leave in exactly a week! and still so much to do!)

18 comments:

sketched out said...

Lovely piece. You do such a nice job with color and your characters are precious.

Good luck at the conference! Hope you have fun.

Nina Seven N7 said...

so sweet and I love the colors you used in this one. So vibrant! Have fun at the show!

Michelle Henninger said...

The colors really pop! Can't wait to hear how the conference went! Good Luck!

Eugenia Gina said...

it's beautiful, this is nice for Valentine too, and your friend must be very happy receiving this! ^_^

Anonymous said...

I'm sure your friend will love the present, this is very beautiful. You do wonderful things with color and design. And I really liked seeing your sketch, it is always fun seeing how artists get to the finish piece.

I'm looking forward to seeing you in NYC. I have to send you my cell phone number by email so we can make sure we'll meet at the conference. :-)

Kay Aker said...

What a fanciful delight! Certain to wow them at the conference!

rebecca said...

Lovely illustration! ..and such a nice gift too ;)

Bobo said...

Oh! I like your fancy world. All your works are very imaginative.

heilly said...

This is very lovely!!! I like your little colour sketches one too it's really inspirational~~~!!! Love your style~~~

MiKa Art said...

This is such a wonderful gift! So cheerful :-)

Crystal said...

Wow! I really love the stuff I'm seeing on this blog. Great ideas, beautiful color combinations...very cheerful!
ps: Thanks for visiting me!

Anonymous said...

The colours are wonderful. Look forward to reading your news from the conference.

° said...

great colors

Angela Matteson said...

A wonderful present! So sweet.

shaky mouse said...

the acryllics give it a really nice rich feel.

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Danielle McDonald said...

Kim this is gorgeous! I am pleased to see your bright colours again and I am sure your friends will be so thrilled to get it as a gift.

Happy Birthday for last week! Your gifts are beautiful!

Good luck with the mad build up to your big trip!

Alicia PadrĂ³n said...

Hi Kim, do you want to share a picture so we can recognize each other at the conference? I'm really bad reading those little name tags. If you want to, you can email it to me. That is if you want to.. no problem if you don't :o)