Cat doodles, NC photos

This month has been pretty crappy for me, but things are looking up, so I hope to post some stuff I can be proud of soon. I sort of hate blogging photos on an art blog...originally I wanted to post more drawings to go with the photos, but they're all over the place right now. This trip was pretty amazing, especially for a west coast girl. I was in awe of all the colors. I really miss being in nature, and the beauty of North Carolina and the Appalachian mountains really inspired me to work on my other projects.

I had an urge to sing a really loud Roscoe Holcomb song off this cliff, but I was too busy trying to not pee myself.

the view from up there

beautiful trees

look at these colors...

...and these!!

new home

Sandra said it looks like I'm standing by a giant bird.
UuU

This made me so happy. I wish the sign said something better though.

actual happiness

Ok...here's one of my favorite parts from the trip...it took all day, and was well hidden, but we managed to find Tom Dooley's grave!

The little off-road path leading to Tom Dooley's grave

There is a whole story about how we found this. More on that later! And oh, if you only know the story of Tom Dooley from the Kingston Trio, I say you give Grayson and Whitter's version a try...I think it's better.

Also, I know some know-it-all is gonna tell me it was "Tom Dula" and not "Tom Dooley," but most people know him by the name "Dooley" first.

A wooly worm! We saw a lot of these guys. I wanted to go to the Wooly Worm Festival, but we missed it.

in the forest, we found a weeny waterfall

We went in a cave and found a little bat. He was no bigger than a chicken nugget.

We also visited "Mystery Hill," which is kind of like a roadside attraction with hillbillies.



OK!!!!! Are you ready for the scariest thing you will ever see in your life??? Courtesy of Mystery Hill, which I don't believe has been tended to since 1960 or so.

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YAAAARRRGH!!! So creepy!!

extra creep

Pretty. This is actually in Pennsylvania, though. I have more graveyard photos that are really cool, but I wasn't sure I should post them here.

If you want more beautiful photos of North Carolina and Pennsylvania, I've got a whole mess of them on my Flickr.


Here are some wimpy tree "studies" from the trip. I'm gonna draw some landscapes and nature stuff for real, soon.

Coming soon!!

CATS (the frame is photoshopped >__<)

and HILLBILLY GIRLS

Come back soon!

Nerding out with Harry Potter Post-its

I was hoping my next post would be all the drawings I did that were inspired by my North Carolina vacation, but I'm not ready for that yet. There's a lot to organize, and right now the only drawings I did are so rough and weird that I don't think anyone would be able to tell what they were. SO!! Instead, here are some HP post-its from before I left LA.

Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasely)

Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood)

Emma Watson (Hermione Granger...holy crap, this girl's likeness is hard to get!!)

Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown)

Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange)

(not looking so healthy today)

I drew a whole bunch more Bonnies too. I'm not sure I really got her look down, but I like these anyhow. It took a while for me to warm up to her in the role of Ginny, but I think she's really interesting now. She definitely has a pretty and unconventional look that is hard (but fun) to draw.

Check out how pretty it was in North Carolina...this was taken from the car, as the sun was setting and all the light was shining on the leaves. So nice!


See ya later...



P.S. Expect more HP crap once the DVD is out! Sorry for non-nerd readers out there! >__<;

Post-its from work, cute and Halloween-ish

Yes!! I am finally escaping LA! Not for good, but for a week. I'm going somewhere pretty where I will get to run around outside and be happy. I am really gonna miss my cats. I gotta get this post up quick though cause I have to get to bed. I'm getting up at 3:30 tomorrow morning! Arrrghhh...

Anyhow, here are some post-its from work. Post-its are perfect for taking a break from working. I find taking a break from work-drawing to draw for myself is more relaxing than taking a coffee break or anything else.







I really wanted to do some Halloween drawings, but no time...here are some less cutesy post-its, though.

Friend Christine on a very tiny post-it. Christine is taking care of my kitties while I'm away. Thank you Christine!!

Dead-ish lady. Too bad!

The Uggo twins

Three weird looking women.





We're doing another month of Halloween Skadi comics, only this time it's another ongoing story called "Skadi Goes to Hell." This story also stars a new succubus character...here is the original design for her. She changed some for the comic, though. So far 2 pages are up. Click here to see the first page!



I'll be gone for a while, but I'll come back with new drawings!

How to make a Luna trap...

...or a "noonytrap", as I like to call them.

Click to see better! This is me and Luna's morning ritual.


Cheesy! My newest favorite thing is making little stories on post-its. I hope you like this one because I will be making more. Here are some more cat doodles...

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♥I really like this one actually!♥




This drawing looks like how I drew 6 years ago! Weird.

I did some vanity post-its too...



I'm going on a vacation to the other side of the US in 2 weeks, and this is my exploring outfit! I am wearing pants for once!



More vanity...I cut my bangs and drew a weird little self portrait.


While we are on the subject of cats and vanity, check out these cards I got for my birthday last month, featuring my two kitties!! Tara did this first one, which incorporates my two favorite things...kitties and hillbillies! Soooo rad...





And here's one from Nico! I like that he caricatured my weird looking cats, and designed an outfit for me that I would really wear in real life.




Ben made this super gorgeous card for me too, and I was lucky enough to receive it in person! It's HUGE!!! Huge and pretty and I love it!



I'm super busy with work and Skadi and preparing for my trip, but I'll definitely be back to post some more crap before I leave. Thanks everyone!

***P.S.
This Wednesday starts a special 5-part Halloween Skadi story on Dumm Comics, so check it out!

L.A.Noir Art Show

Gonna be in an art show this weekend!


October 3rd and 4th
3-pm to 9 pm
1918 Leymoyne St. Los Angeles, 90026

I'm hoping to make it one of those nights to hang out!

Here is what you'll find there:



Mint Chip Girl
$50
Nice frame, and mounted on pretty paper!

Here's a better scan of the actual drawing.



These will be there too...originally they were $200 on my Etsy store, but you can get them for $150 each from the show! If they don't sell, I'll put 'em back on Etsy. These are priced higher because they were a pain in the ass to make! Each ink is delicately cut out and mounted on pretty printed paper, but you can't tell they were cut out by hand at all.



Weirdo Friends
This one's got cool zipatone detailing!

I want to keep this but I need money...

Coy Nymphette



Also, a few of my signed prints will be there for sale! Here's how they'd all look framed an on your wall!



That's all for now! Thanks everyone who said nice things about my storyboard drawings. I'll be putting up more soon for sure, as well as some comic stuff and other weird drawings. So come back later! ^o^