My take on some wild beasties…
My take on some wild beasties…
For the last few weeks I’ve been busy colating and creating artwork for my new Etsy shop Maria Woods Fine Art. For now I’ll be specializing in handmade prints for the nursery and children’s bedrooms, based on some of my book illustrations and greeting card designs as well as a load of new stuff. It’s been really enjoyable, just letting… (more…)
My little fairy friend has been on more adventures this week – she’s to grace the walls of many a girl’s bedroom in poster and canvas form! I revamped some of my original drawings by adding a patchwork of muted pink and neutral colors and new teenage friendly wording. I wonder if I’m too old to have ‘drama queen’ on… (more…)
This was my first ever combination of painted artwork and modern photoshop techniques. I knew the look I wanted from the start, but just couldn’t achieve it using traditional methods, so broadened my techniques to add collage effects using photoshop. The process began by creating a pencil and acrylic painted background, then layering additional pieces created by scanning archive baroque… (more…)