friends in the snow.

i got snow on the brain. :-) x







friends in the snow

prints of this piece for sale here

inspired by stephen mackey

huge art post! it's been a while.

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Now, l'art.

I've finally had a chance to upload everything over the weekend and semi-update my website.

Sooooo.

1. New puppets








there are two empathy monsters there who have huge ears to listen to you when you want to talk and also, they'll zip up their own mouths when you want to talk so they won't give any unwanted advice or interrupt or say things that just make things worse. they are the best listeners ever. ;)

2. new art
now, i played around with this one in photoshop a bit. i'd love to know which of the 4 you like the most..

1. original


2. adjusted in photoshop


3. adjusted in photoshop


4. adjusted in photoshop


which do you like best? thanks!



this was done on canvas with a thick border and used lots of tissue paper to create cool textures.



close up:


i enjoy the softness of this painting.






(this last one isn't new, but i have taken better photographs of it, so sharing it again)

i love this one a lot. it shines and sparkles when light falls on it, shame you can't see that in a photograph.

3. new art journal entries




































i documented the creation of the art journal entry with the swan in it in this art tutorial video on altered photography:





4. (yes, still not done yet!) - New Book Illustrations
I am illustrating for a book called 'Grace Ann' which is about a doggie with only 3 legs.







these are sketches for other chapters







mmmh, on my work machine, the colours look a bit off, gonna work on that a bit more.

so, this is possibly the biggest post in the history of the world of all blog posts evah, and i commend you if you made it all this way! :D *claps*

i'm just glad that i finally had a moment to share it all.

love to you guys.
♥

course promo

here's the little promo for my online art classes!



xox

www.willowing.ning.com

oh oh and a new piece of art! spring goddess:

Yay! registration for my online art classes is now open!!!

REGISTRATION
FOR WORLD OF WHIMSY IS NOW OPEN!

Yay! I am so excited! :-)

So, the way it works:

1. Pay your course fee ($65) by clicking on the 'buy now' button - but make sure to write in the email address you want to sign up with (or have already signed up with):

Pls enter the email address you wish to sign up with:

Or by sending $65,- to my paypal account: tamara[dot]laporte[at]gmail[dot]com, making sure to let me know in the comment section which email you'd like to sign up with!

Pls note: if you don't have a paypal account but you do have standard credit cards like mastecard/ visa card/ swift etc, you can still pay via paypal as a guest, you too should click on the 'buy now' button.

If you don't want/ can't pay via paypal and don't have any major creditcards, pls private msg me so we can work something out!

2. I will send you 2 emails, one is an invitation to the workshop, the second is an email with a welcome pack pdf.

3. You need to accept my invitation to the group (follow the links in the email).

4. Voila! You are a member!

If things are confusing and you can't figure things out, pls email me on tam[at]willowing[dot]org.

Workshop 1 - World of Whimsy
This course will run for 6 weeks with a full length video & pdf file per week!
Course skill level: beginner & intermediate
Course fee: $65

Course outline
week 1 - 28th feb 2009: composition, layout, design of your piece
week 2 - 7th march 2009: how to draw main elements of your piece & inspiration
week 3 - 14th march 2009: shading and filling in your elements
week 4 - 21st march 2009: background & layering
week 5 - 28th march 2009: embellishments, definitions & borders (frames)
week 6 - 4th april 2009: adding inspirational, uplifting messages to your art (also learning about fonts!)

Videos can be downloaded throughout the 6 weeks, don't worry if you're not available on Saturday's; all videos remain online for the duration of the course.

Your pdfs will contain both technical guidance and will look into positive healing and self acceptance practises based on the teachings of Marshall Rosenberg (nonviolent communication, looking at feelings and needs), Eckhart Tolle (the power of now) and Byron Katie (the work).

During the course, the aim is; learning new art techniques, having fun, getting in touch with your inner awesomeness and remembering that there is no such thing as failure! Only several ways that you don't want to do art!! (Thomas Edison , the man who invented the light bulb, said after he was asked if he wasn't discouraged about the amount of times he kept failing: "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Now that's the spirit!)

Note: once you have paid and signed up for the course, you will be sent an in depth welcome pack which lists materials and other details of the course.

Pls enter the email address you wish to sign up with:

www.willowing.org
www.willowing.etsy.com