My art at Imagekind. Beautiful prints, framed or unframed!

I'm Dazzled at Zazzle!!

On January 28th, I received a TBA from Zazzle: Today's Best Award. I'm thrilled for the recognition and the fact that it helps to build more traffic to my store. It's great to have a virtual store; no overhead, employees calling in sick, etc. But I'm thinking the hours are the same as a 'real' store, as I find myself constantly managing it and creating new pieces of art. And I'm thinking of giving it a name. With each piece I create, I learn more and more. The possibilities are endless!

My Zazzle Store!

Somehow my thoughts turn to Spring right after the first of the year, and I don't even live in an area of freezing temperatures and snow to justify the obsession. There is even an unfinished butterfly person type thingy illustration on my table begging to be finished. Moe was actually done the latter part of last year when, out of the blue, Pugs became a momentary fixation. I know there's a story in him somewhere, but the illustrations are getting the better of me. Sketches are scattered everywhere begging to be a finished piece of art. I better get started......
Once I get started, it's hard to stop. Once I stop, it's hard to get started.....

BELIEVE!

Merry Christmas to all and here's
 to a year we can all believe in!
May all your dreams of sweet success
 come true!

Warmest wishes,
Laura

Concept Sketches

Helping a friend with her picture book.
Rough prelim sketches....

Queen Isabella & Jester Todd

Queen Isabella & Jester Todd
in pastels and colored pencil on
Ampersand's white Pastelbord.