ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
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Mood Board Monday: Braid
THEME: BRAID Left: Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra (1963). 20th Century Fox. Image via Popsugar. Right: Kites, 2008. Painting by Maya Hayuk. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction with Nancy Herrmann. Every week we...
Client Work: Logo Design for The Road to the Good Life
At the beginning of this year Eden Hensley hired me to create a logo for her rebrand of The Road to the Good Life. I took Eden through my branding exploration process and got to know her vision for her blog and brand, then moved on to selecting...
Creative Process: Vision Journaling
Last year I wrote about Louisiana fine artist Rebecca Rebouché. I was inspired by her work, and just as inspired by her creative process. In an interview with Anthology Magazine, Rebecca described her process of daily journaling. It's like a vision...
Mood Board Monday: Austere
THEME: AUSTERE Left: Haus Rüscher designed by OLKRÜF. Photography by Adolf Bereuter. Image via Dezeen. Right: Alabaster Half Box Chair by Rick Owens. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction with Nancy Herrmann. Every...
Sketchbook: Oil Pastels on Toned Gray Sketchbook Paper
A wise, creative woman that I had dinner with last week told me that I needed to share more of my work here. Here's a page from my sketchbook. I decided to try out an abstract oil pastel color study drawing on a Strathmore Softcover Art Journal in...
Creative Process: Abstract Painting
Remember that abstract painting class I told you guys about? It's so awesome! I wanted to share the painting that I just finished today. I've loved the process of creating this piece. I was so much less in a rush to "finish." In the past I've...
Mood Board Monday: Ignite
THEME: IGNITE Left: This Girl Is On Fire by Kate Moore of LIVE LOVE Studio. Image via Leslie Fandrich. Right: Home Works #3. Photo by Miles Aldridge for Vogue Italia, May 2008. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast art direction...
Doing the Work: Finding My Artistic Style
With social media being part of our daily lives, it's easy to get caught up in the marketing questions of creative work. What is the best way to advertise my new class (that I haven't even produced yet)? Where should I sell my prints online? How...
Mood Board Monday: Amethyst
THEME: AMETHYST Left: Ellsworth Kelly. Purple Curve in Relief, 2009. Image via Washington City Paper. Right: Purple Haze, 2000. Photo by Saga Sigurdardottir. Image via Flickr. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast art direction...