"Snarfle"Many have queried about what's up with all the fish doodles I do, so I thought I'd toss a non-fish drawing at ya. Happy now? Better be, or I'll sic little Snarfle here on ya.
-Sheila
Random Art
"Snarfle"Many have queried about what's up with all the fish doodles I do, so I thought I'd toss a non-fish drawing at ya. Happy now? Better be, or I'll sic little Snarfle here on ya.
-Sheila
Random Art
"The March Hare"Driving home late last night, there were rabbits, skunks, raccoons and wildlife galore out and about. The rabbits in particular caught my attention because of the sheer numbers of them that were frolicking by the roadside, plus they were being quite daring in their dashes across my path. Sad to say, I did notice a few casualties, luckily none by me, tho it was pretty close a few times. I was wondering what had gotten into these rabbits that they were crazily running in the road, and then I realized, of course! It's March. They're all mad.
Random Art
"The Tipsy Two"Today's Random Art image is a painting Omar did for some friends of ours as a thank you gift. It could be viewed as a bit of a portrait of the friends. Omar feels it really captures their "essence" shall we say. And while these friends did acknowledge the receipt of this little thank you gift, we have not heard from them since. We can only assume they are very busy doing important things, like trying to keep warm during this long cold miserable winter, or perhaps they are just snowed in. :)
Random Art
"Bear With Me"8x10 watercolor done by Omar last week, perhaps hinting at a self portrait? Could be. But which one is Omar?
:)
Random Art
We've got more disciplined artist friends who post "painting a day" or "art du jour" blogs. But, well, we're just not that motivated. So I present to you our new feature... Random Art. It will feature random art we've created, some new, some old, maybe even some really old, and it will be posted at... you guessed it... random times.
To kick it all off, I offer you a little oil painting Omar did last year, titled "Renard". Enjoy.
Release the dragons!
Editions Daniel Maghen of Paris, France has just released their second edition of L'Univers des Dragons, which is, obviously, a book about dragons. Omar's painting the Apple was chosen for this book, which also includes dragon paintings by Tom Kidd, William Stout, Todd Lockwood, Tony Diterlizzi and many more. We haven't gotten our copy yet, but from what they show on their website it is a really memorable collection of art. There's some more info about it on their blog also.
Dead of Winter
This weekend we escaped to New Hampshire to attend the Foxfire Studio Gallery's opening reception of their new show, "the Dead of Winter". The show features horror and monster art by gallery owner Pat Lewis, Rick Frane, Jill Bauman, Chuck & Wendy Lang, and a few other artists including us. Omar's painting, Cercopithecus L'Hoesti, is a pretty twisted self portrait he did a few years ago for the Necon art show. My drawing of the Bighorn Badger is a piece I did ages ago when I was playing around with skull and anatomy studies. Both pieces are a bit of a departure from the norm for both of us, but sometimes it is refreshing to step outside of the box for a bit. We had a great time at the reception, with live music provided by Knucklecocks. I gotta say I was a bit dubious about what kind of music a band called the Knucklecocks would play, but they turned out to be a very fun rockabilly/country/punk band. Definitely worth checking them out!
Shop 'til you drop!
We've got a pile of new goodies in our CafePress shop, just in time for holiday shopping. We've added more images to our ever-popular coffee mug line, plus a few new t-shirts designs and also some magnets, boxes, journals and note cards. Fun stuff! On our website, we added a whole pile of fine art prints for sale. We're also working on updating our website to showcase our original art that's available for sale. Those pages should be up very soon, hopefully (fingers crossed!!) later today.
Links:
our CafePress shop: www.cafepress.com/studiorayyan
Our website "Prints for Sale" page: www.studiorayyan.com/pages/buyprint.html
Return from Illuxcon
We've just gotten back from Illuxcon in Altoona, PA. A good time was had by all. So much talent converged on tiny little Altoona it's a surprise the town didn't combust. I'm pictured here with a sculpture done by Thomas Kuebler. Yes, that's a sculpture! If you stare at his work long enough you could swear you can see it breathe... Some more photos of our weekend can be seen here.
Go Ask Alice
Our work from the "Walk Through Wonderland" show. (See previous post)
Click on the image for a larger view.
A Walk Through Wonderland
Omar and I are taking part in an online gallery show hosted by the Duirwaigh Gallery. The theme is "Alice in Wonderland". Go check it out- there's some fabulous and diverse work in this show, and more art will be added as it goes along.
-Sheila
Avast, mateys!
Arrrrrr... today be international Talk Like a Pirate Day. Don't know how to talk like one? Try this link, or you'll be walkin' the plank for sure!
It's Derby Time
Omar created this illustration for our local newspaper, the MV Times. It's the cover for their special section on the Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, which is a month long fishing derby that starts this weekend. Already it's proving to be a popular image, so we've decided to add it to our CafePress store, where you can get it printed on all sorts of fun stuff: t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, etc. We are also selling limited edition prints of it, go to our web site for more info about them. Happy fishing!
Dancin' Fool
I've just finished a very busy week of dancing, dancing and oh, some more dancing. This was the week of the Built on Stilts dance festival here on the island, and I had 4 performances: 3 belly dances and one big group performance with my Zumba class. Last night was my final performance and after the show to celebrate we went out Salsa dancing! wheeeee!!! Just can't stop! After a summer of many many many rehearsals, I can't believe it's all done. Wow, now what am I gonna do?
I know what I'm doing today: going for the GOLD! Our local agricultural fair is this weekend and today is the infamous Women's Skillet Toss competition. I got a 4th place ribbon two years ago, maybe this year I get 1st!!
-Sheila
Tank Girl
I thought I'd share some photos of a pinup girl Omar painted on a friend's 1936 Indian motorcycle. Pretty sweet!
click on the image to get a better view
A Rilly Big Shoe
Well, no, but it's a really nice SMALL show. Omar and I have our art in the "Animals and Wildlife in Art" show at the Foxfire Studio gallery in Dover, New Hampshire. It's a great little gallery run by Steve and Pat Lewis. Steve does jewelry, Pat does illustration and tattooing, and they both have their studios in the shop. So stop by, check out the show, buy some art or a necklace or perhaps have one tattooed on! The show runs through September 30, more information is available on their website, foxfirestudioinc.com.
Spectrum calendar now in stores
The 2009 calendars in available for sale now. We just got our copies and they are beee-uuu-tee-full! Go get one!
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