Chanel Girl Part II

Like her friend, this lovely lady is wearing a look from the Spring/Summer 2008 Chanel collection...


micron pen & color pencil in a moleskine sketchbook

Soaking Up Summer Series

"if you feel discouraged that there's a lack of color here
please don't worry lover it's really bursting at the seams
for absorbing everything the spectrum's a to z"

~"a lack of color", dcfc

a series of self portraits

Independence Day: Chanel S/S 2008

Chanel's Spring collection was all stars & stripes, so what better way to celebrate the upcoming holiday than to wear one of these fab ensembles? My girl can think of no better way...

color pencils & micron pen in a moleskine sketchbook (brand new one!)

Have a happy (& safe) 4th of July! I will be off entertaining my parents for a week while they visit NYC! :) See you soon!

all dressed up and no where to go

"is it too late to remind you how we were?"

~"you could be happy" ~ snow patrol

color pencil & micron pen in moleskine sketchbook

Birds in July

"She's like a little bird, she flies from a to b, to see what she can see, she's far away from me, we danced down the mall, we danced by the sea, the land of blue gold, is where we were freed July-ly-ly... where we were freed"

~"Little Birds", Goldfrapp

color pencil & micron pen in moleskine sketchbook

Subway Girl

"drinking champagne from a paper cup is never quite the same"

~ death cab for cutie

color pencil & micron pen in a moleskine sketchbook

this drawing was also inspired by one of my fellow new yorker. this time it was a girl hiding behind glamazon hair wearing skinny jeans, a bell sleeved sweater, and boots while leaving the subway station as I was entering. she was a bit too fabulous for the subway if you ask me.

Summer In The City

"when it's summer in the city & you're so long gone from the city I start to miss you, baby, sometimes"

~ "Summer In the City", Regina Spektor

micron pen & color pencil in a moleskine sketchbook

P.S. this sketch was inspired by one of my many NYC neighbors:)

Bookworms Wear Marni Too

Marni necklace & sweater (Spring/Summer 2008), specs her own.
Currently reading: "When You Are Engulfed In Flames" by David Sedaris


micro pens & color pencil in moleskine sketchbook

Fierce

She is looking fierce in Luella Spring/Summer 2008...

micron pen & color pencils in moleskine sketchbook


illustration friday

in the garden

i've been feeling a bit uninspired as of late, but i am searching for inspiration among the flowers...

self portrait lyric project

3 recent self portraits with added lyrics...

lyrics from "a lack of color" - death cab for cutie


lyrics from "believe" --the bravery


lyrics from "meet me at my window"- jack's mannequin

all photos were taken with mac's photobooth and then edited by me in photoshop.

White On Blue

for white space wednesday...

Green Eyes

color pencil & micron pen in a moleskine sketchbook.

Nurse Dani

My little sister Dani is only 19 but she just graduated with her LPN. Of course she has been working as an LPN since she passed her boards in January, but graduation is always a special time. She will be pursuing her RN, but I'm really proud of her accomplishments!!! This weekend I helped her redesign her myspace page using a div overlay. Here is the original illustration...


{ink & color pencil}

Here is the myspace page with the scrapbook style. The nav has some cute rollover effects too. I am hoping she likes it (she was working while I was doing it...so she is in for a nice surprise when she gets home tonight! :)

Left of Center

a series of self portraits taken for white space wednesday

Weekend Wandering

Sunday turned out to be a gorgeous day with great light...even the fallen blooms came back to life on camera. Please forgive my absence from this space. I have been extremely busy and have been uninspired ever since my great grandmother passed away. One way I coped with everything that was going on in my life was to bury myself in work and more work. I don't know if it helped me emotionally (it certainly didn't help me creatively), but I was rewarded with a raise and a promotion, so that brightened my day and helped me see the beauty around me with a fresh set of eyes. It is true, the sun always rises.Here are a few spring photos I snapped while walking through my neighboorhood this weekend...



{::1:: forever pink ::2:: magnificent

::3:: ***::4:: twin windows

::5:: petals in grid ::6:: white on blue

::7:: sweet light ::8:: converse + petals}