Clear or Not?

Long time no draw! Hope everyone is doing well. Here is a piece I just made.



With the subtitle: Fearless is perseverance in the face of critics.

Is this too obscure? Can you read the image? Any suggestions for improvement? Thanks. -Lj

Coloring Contest!

Starting today and ending June 22nd, I am having a coloring contest for my picture book, Lemur Troops & Critter Groups. The contest is open to children 10 and under. All you have to do is copy the sheet above and give to a child to color. Once the sheet has been colored, scan it and email it back to me and I will be posting them in a special slideshow and album.

Each child who enters will be put into a special drawing for a chance to win a book related prize. If for some reason you can't scan it, please contact me for a way to mail it in.

Enjoy!

Your thoughts, requested.

Hello, critique friends!  I know this site has been silent for a while (and so have I) but I could really use some fresh eyes and minds.  I'd like to use these three illustrations for a promotional piece to send to art directors.  A few questions:

1) I've only ever sent normal-sized, normal-shaped postcards.  My initial thought is to just line these up (similar to above) on one postcards, maybe an oversized one.  But I wonder if the fact that there are three images might lend itself to something more creative.  Any thoughts?  Have any of you done (or seen) promotional mailings that were something other than a plain postcard? 

2) Is it distracting that the first two drawings have less-than-accurate horizon lines?  Does that bother anyone?  Should I got back in and fix that?  Or is it okay as is?

3) Do they work--individually and collectively-- well enough to be used promotionally?

I'd love to hear your thoughts!  Thanks, everyone!

2010 Goals

Happy New Year!

I hope 2009 ended well for you, both artistically and personally. In 2009, I helped start up two additional artist groups in real life: one is with two full-time artists who are business savvy women focused on keeping us accountable to our goals, and the other meets in person once a month to share progress on projects and get feedback. Its nice to work with and be inspired by other artists. I wanted to share with you bloggers some artistic goals I shared with those groups.

In 2010 I will:

1. Refresh my portfolio. Create a minimum of 3 finished pieces each month, and do a better job of getting feedback on my work from this blog and my IRL groups.

2. Network. Attend local gallery talks, workshops, studio tours, lectures, etc. Even if I go alone, I'm choosing to "do" this year instead of passively choosing to "don't."

3. Attend ICON 6 in July.

My goals are focused on creating and learning, so I'm putting the brakes on the promotion side of the biz.

Anyone else want to share their goals?

-Lindsay :)