My father-in-law, Ron, passed away last week from a heart attack. I put the Clockwork Princess art I was drawing on hold while I helped my husband and children cope with our loss

Here is the lineart of Tessa, from Cassandra Clare's The Infernal Devices series, I have to draw the mechanical wings and then paint it (watercolor), and it's a large piece, 20x22.  Ill try to finish it this week.

My beautiful spawn turned 4 this past Wednesday!! Time flies!!  Here she is in her Rapunzel wig from her Pawpaw I love her more than words. She is my pride and joy and the sunshine in my life!!! She's a little artist too! And loves rock music (she knows all the words to Joan Jett's "I Love Rock n' Roll" and "Bad Reputation")



Annnnd I had 2 complete strangers tell me I looked like Jennifer Lawrence/Katniss Everdeen in the last week!! So my hubby found this pic of her and put it with this new one of yours truly JLaw is ridiculously beautiful. And hilarious. When she asked "Does a bear shit in the woods?" At the Oscars, I toasted her through the tv with my wine glass.



She blows me outta the water in looks. I suppose that's why she makes the big bucks

ART IN WORKS:
~ An Infernal Devices masterpiece. Really. It's gonna be epic! I'm almost positive I'll have it done in time for the Clockwork Princess release...

~ The Forbidden Game series by LJ Smith. One of my favorite book series!! I'm drawing a Jenny/Julian pic of course. My version of Julian is positively smoldering

~ Harry Potter stuff. Yay!

I might draw some Bleach soon. Ichihime, GinRan... There's soooo much breathtaking IchiHime art on DA now. I remember I was one of the first to post halfway decent pics of them, and I got so much hate and shit and shade thrown my way for it! I'm so glad it's gained popularity!!

I began my time here on DA with Harry Potter artwork, specifically of the crack pairing that is Snape/Hermione, or SS/HG.  It was a fairly large fandom back then, but nowhere near the popularity it's grown to I've realized these last few days!!  I've been immersing my self back into the pairing, and I'm so lost now that I've been away for about 7 years. Back then, when you searched SS/HG here on DA, there were a small group of us that were very prolific and accounted for many of the popular pieces, such as Usagitsu, Perselus, Djeyanna (now Artemissia-G) and myself, among others. Though now I look at my work from back then and cringe!! Ha!

I am pleased, however, with the amount of new and talented artists that have made their way to this fandom!! Fantastic!

So bear with me, I am playing catch up after years of being out of the HP fandom.  I do plan on drawing more SS/HG, and possibly some others as well.

Here's the first SS/HG pic that I return with, a simple piece with focus on color, Enjoy! :

A year ago my husband and I lost a dear friend to a car accident.

Lance Eslava was also a magnificent artist, here's his Deviant page:

RIP bro, you are missed. The world is a little less creative with you gone.

I'm back to drawing again, and I'm doing Jim Henson's the Labyrinth. I've been a Bowie fan since came outta the womb, my dad being a huge rock fan. I was smitten at a tender age with David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Joan Jett, The eagles and others.

So of course I'm going to loooove Jareth!

I've got a shit ton of pics of Jareth and Sarah planned. So stay on the lookout!

"Fear me, Love me, do as I say, and I shall be your slave."

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Follow the link above to find my Etsy shop! My shop name is OceanSongArt and I'm selling my original works there, most importantly my mermaid mixed media pieces!  Some of them are def one-of-a-kind. I'll also be selling my crafts as well, such as real starfish jewelry (I gathered the starfish from Orang Beach, AL, right near Pensacola, FL), printers' drawer jewelry displays, and other cool stuff!

So check it out and if you have some extra funds, maybe my art will entice you to buy!

I'm also selling the lineart of some of my work on here!!! If you have a fave piece you're interested in, note me to see if its available. The price is $50 for each piece, with discounts if you buy 2 or more!! Unfortunately, most of my Mortal Instruments linearts are in the clutches of Cassandra Clare herself, for everytime I meet up with her I bring her the latest batch of my art for her series! But many of the other series I've done are available!!

Hi y'all. Sorry for the lack of updates! I went through a very trying summer. A career change, health issues, and just plain ol' stress of it all can really kill artistic inspiration!

But things are looking up! I'm still kicking and I'm feeling the urge to pick up a pencil!

First on the list.... The Hunger Games. I've been wanting to draw some Gale/Madge stuff lately, so we'll see.  

Also I have some ideas for The Mortal instruments. I'm sure Cassie will be happy, I've missed talking to her!

Lastly, has anyone read "Starters" by Lissa Price? It's really good!! I can't wait for the second book comes out! I may draw some for it as well

I was commissioned by Jennifer L. Armentrout and her team to draw some artwork for her sexy young adult novel "Obsidian"!  Soooo excited!!!  I've posted the first piece already, titled "Push/Pull" here:



I'm doing more pieces, but they'll be secret until Jennifer's book signing tour, at which my artwork will be handed out to all the lovely readers as a gift!  How cool is that?  

Hopefully I'll be able to make it to the Georgia signing to autograph said artwork cards being handed out!

So it marks the first professional commission I've received, and I'm so stoked!


Go read her books NOW.  Super sexy, snarky and well-written, "Obsidian" is the first book in The Lux Series.  The second book is called "Onyx" and it comes out in August.

Here's some links to fandom stuff:

Jennifer's website:  [link]

Tumblr:  [link]

Twitter:  @JLArmentrout  and @VLC_Photo


Special thanks to Jennifer L. Armentrout for writing awesome books and to the amazing Vania, of VLC Productions (who created and filmed the book trailers for Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, etc), for her generosity and overall badass-ness!

I want to start out by saying that this is in no way a comprehensive list of my favorites, but that these pieces happen to stand out to me.  Whether it is in an artistic technical way, the compositional arrangement, or just the plain EMOTION that a particular piece evokes, I felt very strongly about these pieces.  So I want to say thank you to the artists listed here (and many, many more) for their efforts and talent.  And by way of thanks, perhaps my feature journal may help get your art seen to people who otherwise might not had the chance to enjoy it yet!

So enjoy and leave these people a nice comment for the spectacular work they've produced!


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I'm going to do a series of feature journals showcasing some of my favorite artists and artworks from different books, movies and comics.  First up, surprise, surprise,  The HUNGER GAMES.   Then I plan on doing on for Cassandra Clare's books, The Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices.













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Check out some of my work here!

The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare:

Ugh... I hate that "you'll never be good enough" feeling that creeps up when I can't get anything drawn right...

Here's a look at my marker work, slight computer blending, only where my Copics were running out   

Here it is



I may have it finished tonight or tomorrow.  I really need to buy more Copics before I do though, My supply is running low.

I may sell off some of my originals to fund my Copic purchases.  I'll let everyone know which ones soon (almost ALL of My Mortal Instruments/Infernal Devices originals are not available, since Cassie Clare herself owns all of them now! Sorry!)

Here's my latest WIP, a sweet piece based on the end of The Hunger Games book 3, Mockingjay (apparently don't click if you don't want SPOILERS ):




Anybody know where I can pimp my art?  I appreciate any info!

Totally riding out this wave of inspiration from The Hunger Games movie.  My bestie has been on me for a loooooong time about drawing stuff from it anyway.  

Anybody know where I can pimp my Hunger Games pieces out?  Let me know orrrr if you are feeling generous, pimp my stuff for me    It just makes me want to draw more!

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I should have it up in a day or so.

I have some new Hunger Games fanart in the works.  Look out for it in the next couple days.

I've seen the movie (twice) and I LOVED IT. The wait is on for Catching Fire...

Why oh why must they feel like they need to change so much of LJ Smiths' books when they became TV shows????  My beef lies primarily with The Secret Circle (as my undying love for Damon on TVD squelches any bad feelings I have over a brunette Elena  :/ ) I'm not listing them, but I just want to rant a second.... These books were my childhood, my formative years!!  Though I must say I have a fascination with Thomas Dekkers' eyes...  Anyway, I am grateful they're bringing LJ's books to the screen and for her rise back to popularity, so that I can now retire my old worn copies of her books for the fresh combined ones.  


I hope they opt for a movie of the Forbidden Game, or maybe a TV mini-series.  But they better not change a DAMN thing! Lol, It's one of my favorite books of all time!  My wedding ring even has the words "All I refuse, thee I choose" inscripted on the inside just like in the book!



Here's my favorite books if anyone's' interested...

1)  "The Other Side of Midnight" by Sidney Sheldon (and his other books)
2)  "Memoirs of A Geisha" by Arthur Golden
3)  "The Hunger Games" series by Suzanne Collins
4)   "The Mortal Instruments" series by Cassandra Clare
5)  "The Forbidden Game" series by LJ Smith (along with The Secret Circle)
6)  "Harry Potter" books by JK Rowling
7)  "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" books by Rick Riordan
8)  "Sookie Stackhouse" books by Charlaine Harris
9)  "A Thin Dark Line" by Tami Hoag
10)  "A Walk to Remember" by Nicholas Sparks




Previously...

So I won the "Best Fanartist" award for the First Annual 'Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices' Awards!!! Here:  [link]

  I am so honored!  It's really something amazing to me to be able to have my art tweeted and pimped by Cassandra Clare herself to so many people.  I am forever grateful.  And thank you to all those who voted for me!!  It makes me want to draw more for the most awesome fandom I've experienced in a looooong time.

So I won the "Best Fanartist" award for the First Annual 'Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices' Awards!!! Here:  [link]

  I am so honored!  It's really something amazing to me to be able to have my art tweeted and pimped by Cassandra Clare herself to so many people.  I am forever grateful.  And thank you to all those who voted for me!!  It makes me want to draw more for the most awesome fandom I've experienced in a looooong time.

Also to those who've written on my wall here lately with kind words, I thank you too.  You guys are so sweet!!!

Be on the look out for hopefully lots of new art soon, the soonest being the Alec/Magnus pic I've been working on...

Did everyone get a chance to see my artwork in the Movie Magic magazine special about The Hunger Games?  It's towards the back and it's my "A Different Kind of Hunger" piece of Katniss and Peeta:  [link]





About the poll in my last journal...
So the masses have spoken... Alec/Magnus won by a landslide, but Jem/Tessa wasn't too far behind!  I'll actually be doing all The Mortal Instruments/Infernal Devices characters I listed in my last journal, I was just curious to see what you all wanted to see.   

Also in the works:

~~~More mermaid paintings

~~~Still trying to get Amethyst's books characters to sing for me.   

~~~I'm also working on one of those timeline things that show the progression of your art through the years, so lookout for that.

~~~My bestie is stalking me and threatening me to draw more Hunger Games art... Haha



I'm in the middle of a career change that hopefully will allow more time for my art.  The stress is killing me and it's time for a change!!!