A little while ago, I was asked to design a fairy character – she was to be all grown up and typical of a fun-loving, modern woman. Think “shopping, chocolate, shoes, purses, chocolate, diet, partying and oh… chocolate”!
I fell in love with my new character; she is me after all – but a lot thinner! – and was so pleased when a British greeting card company asked me to develop her further.
Here’s a little taster of the new range…
I was browsing through some photographs of flowers Mark and I had taken last year in our studio and decided to get a little creative with them. I love collaging my hand-painted images with textures, so why not throw in some photography too? I created a serene color palette, added some text and the end result is two new designs for greeting cards and fine art prints. Licensed for fine art posters.
Here are the new artworks:
and here are the original captures:
I’ve recently completed this commission for a US greeting card company, targeted for a Christmas 2010 release.
The fabulous color palette combined with fabric textures is predicted to be a big trend for Christmas 2010 (predicted first at the Frankfurt Christmasworld Show). Let’s hope so; much more exciting than traditional red and green or the ice palette!
Last year, I created this range of cards for Jonny Javelin – a wonderful independent greetings card company, based in the UK. The range’s success has led to a subsequent licensing for china ware. Can’t wait to drink tea from one of my very own mugs 
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 pieces.
Further filters were applied in order to create the final soft image.
Both images have been licensed for release as fine art canvas prints.
Hello world!
Welcome to my new Blog!
I’m excited to have my own dedicated art and illustration website and blog.
My work was previously online at tobeadored.com, which showcases wedding, boudoir and fine art photography created by my husband, Mark and I.
I’ll be using this blog to share insights, techniques and trends from the commercial art world, plus my new work and licensing activity.