Latest Work for My Etsy Shop

It's been about a year since I sold anything on Etsy, but was fortunate to get this commission. I am happy to do a painting or drawing of any subject you might want, just contact me through my Etsy shop: www.kayork.etsy.com

Finally done, latest Moly entry!

After what has seemed like forever, I have finally finished my latest entry in my Moly and sent in on to Megan this morning! Yay!
The finished version is at the top, with ink added to the watercolor to go with Karen's ink added to her watercolor/colored pencil drawing of the hummingbird (travel theme: flight).

Moly-X Project and New Blog Find!

I am a bit overwhelmed by all that's going on at the moment--summer starting, three jobs going on, taking care of my mom, doing artwork, behind on correspondence, house-cleaning, gardening, paperwork, etc, etc!! One of my art projects is participating in the Moly_X_23 group. We have sent our Molys around one full circuit already and are now trying to get the second round moving. Well, I have fallen way behind what with everything else going on (my apologies, X-23ers!!), but I did finally get my new picture started this week. It is probably going to take a little while to get this done, but I'm patient! :) Hope everyone else is!



In the meantime, I ran across anew blog tonight, following on from touching base with my friend Kimberley Shaw's blog, the new one is called A Vintage Touch, authored by the amazing artist, Lara Harris. You must go take a look at her blog, and you can enter her giveaway for a fabulous original oil of one of YOUR favourite things! I'm thinking a teacup! :) Here's her address: please take a look! She's also on Flickr, my favourite place on the 'Net! http://www.avintagetouch.blogspot.com// Hopefully the link appears clickably in this post, too! I'm just not sure where! :) -- Oh! I've just discovered, if you click the title of this post it will take you directly to Lara's blog! Try it! :)

Pink Kimono

I'm having fun doing some of the prompts on the "A Fashionable Challange" Flickr group. Most of the time I am trying to do my own designs, but this week I couldn't help drawing this great Kimono I saw in a catalog.



Here is an example of one of my designs, for a prompt for an Easter frock.

It has been far too long since I posted something, but I should say I have been working, so that is good!! Here are two boxes of tea I have at the office where I am working temporarily.

If you have been watching my blog for awhile, you may remember me drawing another Celestial Seasonings box of tea awhile back . . .

Still Looking

I'm still looking for work--this is a really bad time for a designer to be job hunting, yikes!! Wish me luck!

I did take the train into the city yesterday (to dispute a parking ticket--I won, yay!), so was able to do some transit sketching. See more drawings from yesterday on my Flickr pages.

Hard Times

It's been awhile since I've stopped by my dear old blog, but I thought I should do so, update my profile photo (I have to admit I was using an old yearbook picture :), I just thought it was cute; now I have a current picture, albeit posterized and cropped to hide most of the age effects! :))

Anyway, I need to mention that I have been laid off from my job, so I am kind of struggling financially, so I'm hopeful my Etsy shop will take off more and I can make some money that way. See the link in the sidebar to the left and please take a look. Also, f you're interested, you can go to my Flickr account and see more of what I do artistically.

Shown above is a custom drawing I did for an Etsy client. I can do something similar for you, too, if you like! Just let me know, either through the Etsy site, or through Flickrmail on the Flickr site.


Thank you all so much. I do hope you are weathering the current economic storm better than I am!

August Moly Entry

Watercolour pencil.
It is interesting to see the differences between the two shoes and how I used the watercolour pencils differently. On the left I first applied the pencil, then wet it. On the right shoe I used a wet brush to lift the colour directly from the pencil, more like traditional watercolour painting.

Celebrity Morph by MyHeritage

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity

OK, well, I have been so busy all summer, I'm hoping things will lighten up a little. In any case, I have been having some fun lately with my old yearbook picture (see my Flickr), including this morph, which I could only post here.

Hydrangea Moly Entry

Here is my July Moly_X entry. Watercolor pencil and Pigma Micron pen.

My June Moly_X_23 Entry

Visit the Moly_X_23 blog (linked on My Profile page) to see more of the wonderful artwork arising from this group!

I'm working on my July entry now.

Moly X

Once more, I must apologize for not keeping current with my blog. Too much going on! I did enjoy the watercolor pencil class very much (se my Flickr photostream, Watercolor Pencil Set). Now I have committed to membership in one of the many Moly X exchanges going on and I have just started on it.

Watercolor Pencil Class

I have been very busy in February taking Cathy Johnson's Watercolor Pencil class. She is an amazing artist and great teacher, and there are many, many wonderful artists in the class. As usual, I have been neglecting my blog to concentrate on my art and on posting things to Flickr, but I thought I would take this opportunity, on the last day of Leap Year February 2008, to post some of my work, starting with the painting I did last night of my friend Geraldine's husband Graeme kayaking.




In the third lesson we have been concentrating on water, thus the picture of Graeme, and the one of the farm pond. The rock picture is from lesson 2 (even though there is water in it, too!).



For more on the class, and to see more pictures, please visit my Flickr account.

Literary Weblogs Published!

Sorry, I'm in a bit of a rush, but I wanted to post this picture of the completed book that I mentioned in one of my posts last year, the one where I won an online contest to illustrate the book, if you remember that? Anyway, I'll add some more info later, but I've got to run! Ta!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I must apologize once more for ignoring my blog! Too much going on, but I did want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
December Artistamp.

November Artistamp--Happy Thanksgiving!!

My how time flies! So much to do, so little time. Anyway, I've bneen working on my November Artistamp swap project this week, and wanted to show you the finished ATC with stamp applied. It was fun, but I've got to figure out a better way than hand coloring each one! Hope you like it!

Presidential Election Winner!

I read an article on Yahoo news last night about Cristina Fernandez winning the presidency in Argentina on Sunday. I thought she looked so attractive waving to the crowds that I wanted to draw her picture to celebrate her victory. And I did so, then posted the Pitt pen drawing to my Flickr photostream today. This evening I thought I would go back and put in a link to the photo for folks to see, but I could no longer find that photo anywhere on the internet. Fortunately I had saved a copy (since I wanted to be able to blow it up to make sure I got some details right), and here it is, too!
I don't know anything about her politics, but I think it advances the cause of civilization in general when women take positions of power and authority as I think they can affect some positive change in this mainly male-dominated world. That doesn't necessarily mean I plan to vote for Hillary Clinton next November, but I will certainly be considering it! :~)

October Artistamp

I still have to finish up coloring in my ATC's but at least one sheet is done! I first did an ink drawing of a maple leaf I picked up on the way to the train. Then I scanned that and used it to make the ATC's and also the much smaller stamps. To differntiate the two I am coloring them differently. This weekend I'll finish the coloring and assemble them and get them in the mail to Ria.

Artfully Walking

I love walking the dog, because you get to see so many lovely places that you wouldn't go see otherwise. I often take my camera along as it is fun to photograph the landscape and the dog, often together. Nothing spectacular, no glorious mountain ranges, or sparkling seas, but all the same, it is God's good earth and has it's own simple beauty. It is artfully made by God, with a true artist's touch, and I'm happy to participate in the art by walking through it (and capturing some of it by camera, and maybe some day with paint and brush!).

Commuting continues

Oh dear, I see it's been more than a week now since I last posted. Please do excuse me for not posting more often, I know some of you are daily posters, and I feel so far behind. However, I do try to post images daily to my Flickr account, so I hope you will visit me there as well.
I continue my commuting and so have kept up my subway sketches series, although this week I have had to drive twice. The drawing here I did on the train Tuesday. There are always fresh subjects, fresh angles to draw, and I really enjoy it. Here my trusty sepia Pitt pen I've been using for four and a half months is running dry. I have a finer gray one which I have also used a lot, but isn't running out, so I will continue on with that until I need to go get some new ones at the art supply store.