Robe a la francaise

I'm curious about the different "robe a la etc"s from the 1700s, and I came across good sources in the American Duchess  and costumeholic blogs. Turns out there's myriad "robe a la something"s, each one named, so it seems, from mixing and matching various repeating features.

While each variation is glorious, I think I'll limit myself to what I see as the basics: robe a la francaise, robe a la volante, robe a la polonaise, robe en chemise, and robe a l'Anglaise. First one to be drawn is robe a la francaise:

End of May sketches

Re-starting the journey

I'm back! And ready to ride the learning curve again. For the last two years since I've posted (long time...) I've hardly drawn, painted, or learned.... because... reasons. Much reasons.

I was introduced to the blog Journey of an Absolute Rookie, and it was inspiring. I like the idea of posting everything, regardless of if I'm proud of it or not. In addition, I need to not go on another two year hiatus again... there's so many things that I need to re-learn. Time to start now, I guess, and in the spirit of posting everything, here's some sketches.

Good to be back :)

Tudor Lady

Oh, glorious payday. It is quite nice to have an official job again, especially one that lets me continue free-lancing!

I'm currently working on finishing a project for a friend - and he's been super patient as I've put it off for two months... this last week, I also squeezed in a quick photoshop painting of a Tudor era woman rockin' an English hood.

Screen prints

Happy Spring!

Many things here and there with family and the flu have tied up my time again, so quite a few things I've been saving up to share with the world at large. First, some screen prints I did a few months back. I did a workshop taught by some talented friends here in Minneapolis, and am pleased to add the art medium of screen-printing to my repertoire.

(right click and select "view image" to zoom in)

I learned after I did the "Trill" print that "trill" is slang for being true and real to oneself. Here's the urban dictionary link.


And here's the final result printed on a tie-dye t-shirt:

New Chapter

"Oh, isn't this amazing? 

 It's my fav'rite part because you'll see 

 Here's where she meets Prince Charming 

 But she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three"

For those not fortunate enough to now have that song stuck in their heads: those are lyrics from the first song that plays in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" :) 

Once again, I'm breaking an art hiatus! This time, though, it's planned - I've returned to formal employment. In early February, I started a part-time job. During training, however, my hours have been more full-time, and I've purposely neglected doing any art (although I've started a few projects that I hope to finish once I have more time). In two weeks, my hours will drop, and I'll be able to divide my time with continuing my art.

If you're curious: the job is at a hospital in-patient pharmacy (hence the weeks of training). And if you're curious whether this new job is going well: it most certainly is!

I'm also rather pleased with how the Belle picture turned out. I've invested in a Wacom Intuos4 tablet, and, if I may be emphatic:  YAY :D

2013

I took an un-planned hiatus from arts-ing for about 3 weeks. Tons of time with friends and family for the holidays (fun!), and then a bout with a stomach flu (not at all fun).

First painting for the New Year: a mermaid holding a harpoon :) I'm more determined to limit my palate in an effort to learn better color control.

acrylic on 10"x20" canvas. (right click and select "view image" to zoom)