56/365:2013 ATC violets are blue

Come to think of the rhyme about roses and violets.

Want to trade/swap an ATC? Read here to see how: http://ewian.blogspot.no/2012/12/atc-artist-trading-cards.html

Medium used: vinyl paint and pastel chalk.

49/365:2013 ATC may the luck grow

Not sure what would be the correct translation for the saying "måtte lykke gro som gresset bak do" but loosely translated would be "may the luck grow like the grass behind the loo".

In my old memory books(you know the book friends write nice things to each other when they are kids). I know we got this saying on a card for our wedding ours. Although most people no longer have an out door loo, there is still many who have out door loo at the cottage.

Illustration drawn with pastel over vinyl paint. Do you like my artwork? Would you like to swap? Read here how: http://ewian.blogspot.no/2012/12/atc-artist-trading-cards.html

Norwegian:
Ikke sikker på hva som vil være den rette oversettelsen til engelsk for ordtaket "måtte lykke gro som gresset bak do". I mine gamle minne bøker så fant jeg dette ordtaket vet også at vi fikk det på et kort til bryllupet vårt. Nå har de fleste i vårt land innlagt do, men der er fortsatt mange som har utedo på hytta.

Illustrasjon er tegnet med pastell over vinyl maling. Liker du mine illustrasjoner? Har du lyst å bytte? Les her hvordan: http://ewian.blogspot.no/2012/12/atc-artist-trading-cards.html

Lifebook#1 - 2012

The theme for week one was "Celebrating our Goddess Superpowers/Super Hero Powers/Positive Qualities" I focused on qualities that make me who I am and that I love about my self. So I ended up with a princess-ish girl. With a starry background. The gorgeous blue base is a vinyl paint that give a truly wonderful matt finish.

Cards in the mail - balloon and boxes, iHanna swap 2012

The cards are in the mail! I made 13 cards, a bakers dozen. Ten to swap, one to keep, one to give away, one to sell. If you want to buy it you can find it at my Etsy shop.

This one I am selling

So the cards are on their way to:
USA: Iowa X2(the same district!), North -Carolina, California X2, Arkansas.
Canada
South Africa
Sweden X2

The illustrations are called "balloon and boxes". Illustrating a girl holding on to a yellow balloon. You however may see something completely different.

This one I'm keeping. ................. This one is on it's way to some lucky girl.

The cards are made on watercolour-paper.

The card has a light coat of varnish on to prevent smudging.

I do not recommend direct sun light as this can make the cards illustration to fade.

I also made a little stamp to go along with the cards, see the picture of the envelopes. The envelopes are embossed with the sun/star.

Medium used: stamp, gel pen, watercolour, modelling paste, ink, ink pad, string, distress stickles, vinyl paint, alcohol and varnish.

View form a studio window - video

I am participating in a moley_X project. If you are curious or want to follow the adventure of this group of artists from around the world, in a Japanese fold Moleskine sketchbook exchange you can go here: http://moleskinex79.blogspot.com

As mention in my blog post yesterday: http://ewian.blogspot.com/2010/10/view-form-studio-window.html My inspiration for this entry was the view from my studio window. I love the motive of the clothesline. This one I share with my neighbour. In this entry I have used a bit whimsical style. So excited to see how the rest of the book will develop. Wondering how people and the art will interact on the pages.

Medium used: pencil, eraser, acrylic paint, iridescent, vinyl paint, vintage paper, permanent marker, crystal gloss, promarkers, gesso and glue.

Music by Free-Spoken Band titled, Back Home you can find them on Jamendo http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Free-spoken_band

View form a studio window

I am participating in a moley_X project. If you are curious or want to follow the adventure of this group of artists from around the world, in a Japanese fold Moleskine sketchbook exchange you can go here: http://moleskinex79.blogspot.com


My inspiration for this entry was the view from my studio window. I love the motive of the clothesline. This one I share with my neighbour. In this entry I have used a bit whimsical style. So excited to see how the rest of the book will develop. Wondering how people and the art will interact on the pages.

I'll upload the video on how I made my entry, just need to edit it down to under 10 minutes.


Medium used: pencil, eraser, acrylic paint, iridescent, vinyl paint, vintage paper, permanent marker, crystal gloss, promarkers, gesso and glue.