moving!

we’re in the process of moving, so posting will be be erratic for the next few weeks 😀

game of thrones~ jon "griff" connington

because i clearly have too much time on my hands, i started tweeting as jon “griff” connington from “game of thrones.” and bc i had to show off my mad photoshop skillz i made this: yes, it is david bowie’s head on a suit of armor. https://twitter.com/#!/j_connington

patrick nagel~ snow white’s revenge

I first became aware of Patrick Nagel at the local poster art shop. I was 13. Tall, slim, and brunette with small eyes and skin like paper, i was considered plain and borderline ugly in my southern california town. I despaired of ever being thought attractive. But then i saw her. What was she? 8″x10″?…

diamonds and toads~ gordon laite

I’ve always heard of this story as “diamonds and toads,” instead of the other way around. it’s the familiar poor girl with mean stepmother/stepsister scenario. i think you can guess who’s who from this scene. i love her think black wavy hair and the expression of her face is some of Gordon Laite’s best work….

fashion~ Daphne du Maurier’s "Rebecca"

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again”These pages have been on permanent display on my small easel for inspiration. i find the colors and micro patterns endlessly inspiring, art wise. And they remind of of one of my favorite movies when i was a child, Alfred Hitchcock’s, “Rebecca.” I instantly identified with the…

christina rossetti illustrated by florence harrison

Christina Rossetti, the younger sister of renowned Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was a talented and accomplished poet. Deeply religious, she also suffered from depression. Her first recorded nervous breakdown occurred at 14, forcing her to leave school. For the rest of her life the cycle of anxiety over her financial situation, depression, breakdown, and…

sleeping beauty~ janet and anne grahame johnstone

I have Dean’s A Book of Fairy Tales illustrated by Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone. Unlike their fellow British children’s illustrators they’re not well known here in the U.S. which is a shame considering the high quality of their work. They generally worked on small to medium sized artist board in watercolor and gouache. Right…

fashion~ tintin style for ladies and tramps

herge, how do i love your creations? Tintin, Milou/Snowy, Captain Haddock, Thompson and Thomson, Professor Calculous, and of course Loch Lomand whiskey! Herge’s beautiful style, known as ligne claire {the clear line}, is instantly recognizable. I plan to post and discuss Herge and his work at a later point, but today we have fashion inspired…

new year, knights, and fortune’s fools

“You and the land are one… drink from the chalice and you will be reborn and the land with you.”   “Ready my knights for battle. They will ride with their king once more. I have lived through others for far too long. Lancelot carried my honor, and Guenevere, my guilt. Mordred bore my sins….