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My First Picture Book!!!

2009-11-24T18:23:00.000-08:00

So I finally did it...I ILLUSTRATED A BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes, I fulfilled one of my lifelong dreams and illustrated my first children's book, "Why Does The Sunset Mommy?". It will be in bookstores soon but is available now at: http://www.authorhouse.com/bookstore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=62334&utm_campaign

I'm so excited and proud of myself! YAAAY ME!!!

IF: Intricate

2009-03-12T17:05:00.000-07:00

Here's my entry for this weeks theme. I'm not sure what it is (lol)! Kinda like a swamp meets whimy-like land?! I don't know, I leave this one to the eyes of the beholder. It looks intricate though right? ENJOY!!!

IF: CELEBRATE

2009-02-14T16:31:00.001-08:00

There's no better time than right now to celebrate change in America!

IMT: "Lace"

2009-02-12T15:26:00.003-08:00

How about the old skool Converse Sneaker for IMTs topic, "LACE"!

IF: Time

2009-02-10T06:36:00.000-08:00

Ok...so I'm back for real this time. Here is my entry for this week. Is it "time" to wake up or is it "time" to go to bed? You decide.

IMT: Coffee Break

2008-11-19T17:11:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I've posted something. I've been UBER busy!!! Nevertheless here is my post for this weeks Inspire Me Thursday theme, "Coffee Break". Hopefully I'll be back more regularly after the holidays. ENJOY!

I LOVE YOUR BLOG AWARD!!!!

2008-10-08T06:48:00.000-07:00

Wow! What can I say, another award! I am so thrilled that I have admirers, specially coming from Kathy Hare, an extremely talented artist who gave me this award. she gave me the award a while ago and as you can see I have been soooooo busy that I haven't had much time for blogging. Hopefully I'll be able to return full force in the very near future. Thank you Kathy and take a peek at My Inspiring Artists to the right... I LOVE ALL OF THEIR BLOGS!!!

INSPIRE ME THURSDAY: Beach

2008-07-29T22:03:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for Inspire Me Thursday's Theme, "Beach". Enjoy!

Brillante Blog Award

2008-07-15T15:19:00.001-07:00

I am super stoked to have received another award. A big THANKS to Charlie from my own home town of San Antonio, Texas for nominating me for his award. It means a lot to me to be recognized for my art. Her blog, "Art Happens" is a fun and whimsy blog so please check it out.

I now have to nominate 7 other blogs so here they are:

1.) Mike
2.) JC
3.) Kelly
4.) Zari
5.) Kathy
6.) Candace
7.) Tracy
And here are the rules

The rules of accepting are as follows:
1.) Put the logo on your blog
2.) Add a link to the person who awarded you
3.) Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4.) Add links to those blogs on yours
5.) Leave a message for your nominees on their blog

IF: BABY

2008-06-04T10:26:00.000-07:00

Here is an ATC is did that fits this weeks theme. Enjoy!!!

IF: Eyes WIDE Open

2008-05-19T06:05:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for this week's theme. This is a Slow Loris, a cute, wide-eyed monkey that you can find in places such as Asia and the Phillipines. ISn't he a cutie?

IF: ELECTRICITY

2008-05-14T04:20:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for this week's topic. As you probably already know, Ben Franklin used a child's toy, a kite, to prove that lightning is really a stream of electrified air, known today as plasma. His famous stormy kite flight in June of 1752 led him to develop many of the terms that we still use today when we talk about electricity: battery, conductor, condenser, charge, discharge, uncharged, negative, minus, plus, electric shock, and electrician. ENJOY!

IF: SEED

2008-05-06T09:51:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. I have been sooo busy lately and haven't had much time to draw. However, I'm back now and you all will be seeing more of me. Thanks to all of the visitors who have stopped by during my slight leave of absence. Your comments are always appreciated. Here is my entry for this weeks topic. ENJOY!!!

IF: HEAVY

2008-03-20T13:53:00.000-07:00

Hope the poor lil' guy can fit the cheese into his little mouse hole.

Inspire Me Thursday: KITCHEN

2008-03-10T07:55:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for Inspire Me Thursday!

IF: GARDEN

2008-03-10T04:14:00.000-07:00

The things that you grow in a garden.

LEAP

2008-03-06T04:12:00.000-08:00

Here is my interpretation of this weeks theme. It fit for both Illustration Friday and Inspire Me Thursday.

A TRIBUTE TO BLACK HISTORY: HARRIET TUBMAN

2008-02-27T04:03:00.000-08:00

Harriet Tubman was a monument to courage and determination that continues to stand out in American history. Born into slavery in Maryland, Harriet Tubman freed herself, and played a major role in freeing millions of slaves through the Underground Railroad. After the Civil War, she joined her family in Auburn, NY, where she founded the Harriet Tubman Home.

IF: THEORY

2008-02-21T05:45:00.000-08:00

Evolution is just a "Theory". I believe in another creator.

LOVE AND PEACE

2008-02-21T05:31:00.000-08:00

My buddies Zari and JC have passed the love and peace dove to me and with all of the turmoil and corruption going on in this world today, I am more than willing to pass it on.

" Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD." Leviticus 19:181.

If you want to spread the love and peace, the rules are quite simple:

1. If you get tagged or not (and want to play along), take some minutes to meditate about love and peace, pray for countries that are facing troubles, for those people you love and those you don’t.
2. Write a post with links to blogs that you think would like to participate
3. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.

I'm tagging the following people:
Jeff/ JC/ Mike/ Zari/ Kelly/ Kelly D/Valerie

IF: CHOOSE

2008-02-13T04:10:00.000-08:00

Which would you choose?
Click on the picture for better view

I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH AWARD!

2008-02-10T13:19:00.000-08:00

The very talented Emila Yusof created this award and it has been passed to me by the very talented Zari and my buddy JC. In the spirit of Valentine's Day and the need to pass on the LOVE, I'm passing this award on to people and their blogs that I love.

JC/ Jeff/ Mike/ Brian/ Kelly/ Michelle/ Kathleen/Zari/ Kim/ Kelly D/ Pickledog/ Valerie

1. If you get tagged (and want to play along), write a post with links to blogs that you love,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.

Share the Love! =)

I'VE WON AN AWARD!!! YAYYYY!!!

2008-02-07T07:39:00.000-08:00

I am so tickled that my blog has made someones day! The very talented JC has given me this award because she enjoys visiting my blog. I feel honored!

Now I must pass on the award to 5 more people whose blogs make my day. So here they are:

1.) JC: I know you just received this award but you make my day too so one more won't hurt, right?! JC is a great artist and a sweet person who is very talented and creative. Your ATCs are da bomb!!!

2.) Mike R. Baker: I love his style and techniques and his use of goache is phenomenal. Great artist you are!

3.) Jeff Brame: Very talented and inspiring artist not to mention a wonderful person.

4.) Kelly D. Hamel: Wonderful artist! She is working on a portfolio now and I think she would make a fabulous children's book illustrator.

5.) Curly Illustrator: I love visiting her blog because her art is fun and original and always makes me laugh. Great stuff!

All of your blogs make my day and I enjoy visiting them every chance I get!

IF: BLANKET

2008-02-07T04:14:00.000-08:00

Well, the first 2 things I thought about when I saw this weeks theme was Linus from Charlie Brown and the baby that Michael Jackson dangled out his window... I decided Linus would make a much nicer illo.

Inspire Me Thursday. Glass

2008-02-04T04:49:00.000-08:00

Isn't the looking glass how Alice ended up in Wonderland? I did this as an ATC for someone and when I saw the theme for Inspire Me Thursday, I thought it fit. What do you think?

IF: PLAIN "JANE"

2008-01-23T03:53:00.000-08:00

Here is my entry for this weeks topic "Plain". I did this a long time ago but I think it strangely fits into this weeks theme.

IF:STITCH

2008-01-13T11:23:00.000-08:00

The first thing I thought of when I saw this weeks theme was rag dolls.

IF: 100%

2008-01-08T05:01:00.001-08:00

The best orange juice is 100% florida squeezed!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2008-01-08T04:19:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to send a happy new year wish to all of my blogging art buddies! This is the year of new beginnings and I pray that this year brings wonderful things for you all.

IF: LITTLE THINGS (Lil' Fairies)

2007-12-13T07:14:00.001-08:00

Meet my little fairies that I did a little while ago for an ATC trade. The first is the "Lil' Mushroom Fairy", the second one is the "Lil Sleepytime Fairy", and the third is the "Lil' Cool Fairy" whose actually not so little.

My Top 25 Movies of All Time!

2007-12-07T04:20:00.000-08:00

I was tagged by JC, a very talented artist who, like myself, likes to use bright colors in her art. She tagged me to share my top 25 all-time favorite movies. Coming up with a list of only 25 movies was very hard because there are tons that I love. I just listed the first 25 that came to mind first. Like to hear em'? Here they go.... in no particular order:

1.) The Wiz ( This is my all-time fav!!!)
2.) Friday
3.) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
4.) The Wizard of OZ
5.) Steel Magnolias
6.) Van Wilder
7.) The Five Heartbeats
8.) Pretty Woman
9.) Shawshank Redemption
10.) Soul Food
11.) Caddy Shack II
12.) The Imitation of Life
13.) The Jerk
14.) Roots
15.) Higher Learning
16.) The Color Purple
17.) Dead Presidents
18.) We Were Soldiers
19.) Green Mile
20.) Women of Brewster's Place

More Recent Movies That I Have Seen and Love

21.) Why Did I Get Married
22.) SAW I, II, and III ( Haven't seen 4 yet, but I'm sure it's good)
23.) 300
24.) Shooter
25.) Knocked Up

Well there you have it, a very small list of movies that I love. I'm now tagging the following people and anyone else who would like to participate.

These are all wonderful and extremely talented artists. Check out the art at their websites.

1.) Zari
2.) Val Gal
3.) PepperCloud
4.) Tracy
5.) Mike

IF: THE ZOO

2007-11-28T04:19:00.001-08:00

IF: SUPERSTITION

2007-11-20T04:02:00.001-08:00

If you spill the salt...toss some over your shoulder or you're sure to have bad luck. Thirteenth floor anyone? Don't let that black cat cross in front of you or else. Don't you dare walk under that ladder! Superstitions...who comes up with these things anyways?

IF: SCALES

2007-11-14T04:23:00.000-08:00

Remember back in the band days when we had to practice those scales? Practice! Practice! Practice!

HATS #2

2007-11-14T04:18:00.000-08:00

This is a picture one of my wonderful students made for me. I thought it fit perfectly with the theme hats from last weeks IF theme. I see a talented future ahead of her.

IF: HATS

2007-11-08T15:15:00.001-08:00

Here is my illo for IF's theme "hats". Please disregard that fact that my illo's kinda leaning to the side. I've been doing that a lot lately.

IF: TRICK OR TREAT

2007-11-01T04:19:00.000-07:00

IF: GROW

2007-10-25T05:51:00.001-07:00

The GROWing amount of debt in America is at an all time high, especially with people who like to live beyond their means.

IF: EXTREME

2007-10-17T04:57:00.001-07:00

The "extremes" people go through for so-called beauty.

IF: OPEN

2007-10-11T07:10:00.001-07:00

IF: JUGGLE

2007-09-26T13:01:00.000-07:00

Juggling 2 jobs, church, the gym, and time for shoe shopping every week is tough sometimes. ;)

IF: WEDDING

2007-09-20T12:33:00.000-07:00

Would you choose a "wacky" wedding cake or the traditional white wedding cake? I think the wacky one's are pretty cool but I think I'll go for the traditional one when I get married.

IF: ALPHABETS

2007-09-06T15:22:00.000-07:00

The new independent woman.

IF: CAPTAIN

2007-08-22T12:31:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. I missed doing illos for IF but I was really busy this summer. Anyways, I'm back now and the topic this week is perfect being that school just started up again and the mascot at our school is the buccaneer. Go Bucs!!!

SIGNS of time

2007-05-22T04:43:00.000-07:00

Which time are you from?

7 FACTS ABOUT MUAH!!!

2007-05-21T06:01:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody, I've been tagged by Kelly Hamel. I have to list 7 things about myself and tag 7 more people. Wanna hear it? Here it goes!

1.) I am a "SHOE FREAK"! (especially heels) I think I may have a pair of shoes to match every color under the sun. I'll buy a pair of shoes and worry about matching them with and outfit later.

2.) I have a chihuahua named Karod, who I really love and adore but the dog of my dreams is a Yorkshire Terrier...shhh don't tell Karod. I've even started a Yorkie fund because you know they cost a pretty penny.

3.) I know some of you may find this hard to believe but I hate cheese...EWW,YUCK, GROSS!!! But I will tear up some pizza. Wierd I know, but thats how it is.

4.) The Food Network is like therapy for me. I LOVE that channel. Go Rachel Ray, that's my girl! The home and garden channel is a close second.

5.) When I was in college, my 2 roommates and I had this goofy baby talk that we did. Nobody could really understand us but we did it all the time and it cracked us up and we would literally go all day talking in this crazy lil'language. Sometimes, now that we're older, and we talk on the phone, we'll use it for old time sake. Weird, I know, but it was fun.

6.) I was in a modeling troupe in college. It was SUPER fun!!! I enjoyed being on a runway with all the attention on me. Photo shoots were fun too!!!

7.) I love to travel. I was in New York a week ago. I took my mommy and daddy to see The Color Purple on Broadway for mothers day and an early fathers day gift. If you like plays, you'll love this one.

Well, these are just a few fun facts about me. Hope you enjoyed them. Now, I have to find 7 more people to tag. Talk to ya'll later.

Citrus

2007-05-17T04:08:00.000-07:00

Imagine this...you're relaxing on the balcony of your condo located on a tropical island sipping on a cool citrusie cocktail. Sounds good.

Neighbor

2007-05-09T04:07:00.000-07:00

When I was a little girl, all my birthday party guests usually included all of my friends from the NEIGHBORhood. Fun times!!!

REMEMBER # 2

2007-05-02T04:58:00.000-07:00

I will always remember those long nights in college when I stayed up to all hours of the night, finishing papers. GO SEMINOLES!!!!!!

REMEMBER # 1: Remember to say your prayers

2007-05-02T04:56:00.000-07:00

POLAR

2007-04-27T05:24:00.000-07:00

Although it's cold where he is, I think he may be pretty warm.

FORTUNE

2007-04-27T05:20:00.000-07:00

This illo is dedicated to my wonderful Chihuahua, Karod, the 2007 doggie lotto winner. She'll have bones for days.

GREEN

2007-04-27T04:56:00.000-07:00

If I had to be an M&M, I'd definitely be the green one.

TOTAL

2007-04-17T08:22:00.000-07:00

HIDE

2007-04-17T08:18:00.000-07:00

Here is my take on "HIDE" for Illustration Friday. I know I am really late but I am trying to catch up with my illos. ENJOY!!!!!

COMMUNICATION

2007-02-26T12:06:00.000-08:00

Here are some sketches I did a while ago, but I figured they fit this week's topic great. Want to communicate with someone? Pick up your cell phone or write a letter.

GRAVITY

2007-02-26T11:59:00.000-08:00

Here's my take on gravity for illustration friday. It's a little late but it's better late than never.

SPROUT

2007-02-16T11:07:00.000-08:00

Who knew such a painful plant could sprout such lovely flowers.

RED: Red Hot Chili Peppers

2007-02-16T10:49:00.000-08:00

Here's my post for Illustration Friday topic Red... Hot Red Chili Peppers!!!

Superhero: BLANKMAN

2007-01-25T08:07:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone!!! Remember Blankman, the superhero in bulletproof underwear and his grandmama's housecoat?

80s: Strawberry Shortcake

2007-01-19T10:25:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone. Sorry my 80's illo is late. This is my first post for Illustration Friday and it took longer than expected. Nevertheless, I'm a child of the 80's and I used to love to scratch and sniff my Strawberry Shortcake doll.