Green Eyed Lady Illustration: In Print

I can't believe it's already February! I hope you all enjoyed Hot Tea Month and have flipped your calendar to settle into Embroidery Month. A couple of weeks ago I got an advanced copy of the February/March issue for Horticulture Magazine and was so happy to see my Green Eyed Lady illustration peering back at me. Pick up a copy, it's chocked full of great gardening advice!

2010 Calendar for Sale

If you're still looking for a fun 2010 calendar to brighten your space, I have about 25 calendars left for sale. The calendar is a desktop style and comes in a plastic case which folds back on itself to sit on a flat surface. Each card is 4 5/8 x 5 3/8 and digitally printed on Classic Crest Recycled Bright White stock.

Rather than putting them in my Etsy shop, if you would like to purchase one, drop me an email at fern(at)annebryantcreative(dot)com and I will send you an invoice through Paypal. It's very easy and secure. The price is $12 which includes shipping. You can click on the images for a closer view.

You know what this means?

It means I've gotten through ALL 12 illustrations for my 2010 calendar and it's currently at the printer! I thought I'd get this done sooner this year, but my December got really busy with client work (which I'm thankful for). I'll put some in my Etsy shop as soon as they're delivered. :)

2010 Calendar: coming soon!

I'm halfway through illustrating my 2010 calendar. Last year was the first calendar I did and got lots of great feedback on it so I was excited to start on 2010. This year I'm doing the illustrations by hand and collaging them in the computer—I technique I started using this past year. I like seeing the imperfections of something drawn by hand. Here's a taste, more to come soon!

It's baking season!

The holidays are upon us and I'm determined to not leave everything to the very last minute as usual. We spent the weekend getting our holiday decorations up and even got a little tree for the first time. The Christmas tunes are loaded on the Ipod and we're getting in the spirit. For me that means baking and making gifts to give—those are often the most meaningful and from the heart. Here is a fun holiday illustration I recently did for Corbis and their new collection.

November News

I can't believe it's already November and I didn't get one update for the whole month of October. Every since September hit I've been non-stop busy with work: brochure, magazine, identity project, tradeshow, web interface and illustrations. Hopefully I'll have time and some finished projects to show here soon. In the meantime, here is a new illustration that is part of a collection I'm creating for Corbis. Even though it's fall and I should be putting my garden to bed for the winter, I can't stop thinking about everything I want to do in the spring. It will be here soon...

Green Eyed Lady

A couple of weeks ago I was so excited to be asked to create an illustration for an article in the March 2010 issue of Horticulture Magazine. The article is about a very lovely, but invasive berry vine that spreads it's roots and seeds while trampling native vegetation. The art director really liked the Georgetown Garden Walk poster that my sweetie and I designed, and wanted to show the plant with human qualities.

I thought it should be represented as a bit of a vixen/temptress lady—she's alluring, but a little bit dangerous. The palette came from the actual colors of the plant, but exaggerated to be more stylized and graphic. Here is the final illustration and my sketch below it. I look forward to seeing it in print!