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I love Pinterest!
I began using Pinterest last year as an experiment to showcase my artwork and my illustrated characters’ lives as well as images or subjects that inspire my creativity. I have recently found it useful as a way to collect images for research related to my illustration projects. I am taking part in an online Skillshare…
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Free Art! “Turban Lady” Edition
In recent months I have been thinking about different ways of getting my art into other people’s hands as a fun way to get some attention for my artwork. Being a self-marketing machine gets pretty dull and repetitive, and for the amount of time I put in, it is often without much reward or acknowledgement from the public. What…
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Illustrations by Nancy C. Sampson
Illustrations by Nancy C. Sampson, a set on Flickr. I’ve had a Flickr account for as long as I can remember, which isn’t very long, 6 years (?) and only recently discovered how great it is for artist networking and sharing. There are all kinds of groups to join, and once you join them you…
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Adele
One of my most beloved characters, Adele came to life after my first trip to Paris in 2001. “Paris Rain” was her very first appearance in my artwork and I’ve created a detailed story for her since then. She’s a travel photographer, based in Montmatre, Paris, has many friends around the world and lives with…
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“Love, New York”
Over the summer of 2013, I decided to take a break from my usual digital collage style and focus on drawing, which is how all of my creative projects begin. I needed to look no further than my daily voyages around my home town of New York City for new subject matter. There always seems…
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The Dreamtime Journal
I illustrated and designed the Dream Time Journal (author, Ingrid Roper) for Scholastic Inc/Tangerine Press, which was published in 2001 and sold at school book fairs. The book was meant for tweens as a “guided journal,” which means each spread had a different theme and offered ideas of what to write about. Not only about nighttime…
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Attention all Artists!: Friday POP Quiz: If MONEY was no object…
I just filled out this survey on the Art-Fix blog, you should, too! Watch the video at the link and see if you are inspired to comment. Art-Fix: Friday POP Quiz: If MONEY was no object…: What would you do with your life if money was no object? What kind of artist would you be? …
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Spring Cleaning
I had one of those days where every chore I took on seemed to take forever to finish, then when I had time to work on something creative I just couldn’t seem to focus. Instead, I ended up cleaning up my work space since my drawing table often becomes a “dumping ground” for things that…
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Pigeon in Progress
In January, I asked people to suggest and then vote on what my pigeon character’s name should be. Holly Moser suggested the name that ended up getting the most votes, so she wins a portrait of: Percival Featherington III! I have begun working on the prize… and decided to show off some of the preliminary…
