Lend a Hand?

I have entered three of my photographs in a contest at Fine Art America. They have a chance to be selected for international exposure on the sites television commercial! I need to 250 votes to move on to the next level of the competition. Please follow the links below to each picture and vote for me!

Thank you!

-Anastasia

Pale Pink

Coyote 3

Gator 8

Black and White

'Black and White' is an exercise in pointilism, or stipling, which means that no lines were used to draw the image; the entire picture is created by making tiny dots on the paper! I used india ink and a croquill on bristol paper for creating this picture. It is not an art form I use often, but I do enjoy it quite a bit, especially when the right image comes along. It takes more time than a regular drawing and it will make your hand cramp up like you never thought possible, but the end results are beautiful.

I thought a zebra would be the perfect subject matter. This is a Grevy's zebra, which are very endangered.

Ebb and Flow of Inspiration

Why is it that I can have weeks where I cannot decide on or figure out something to draw or paint, but when I actually get commissioned to work on something I can't get more than a day into it with out a hundred other awesome ideas floating to the surface that all demand that I work on them right away??

Even if I write them down and come back to them the spark isn't always there to pick up the project later. I'm trying to be good and work on the project that someone has actually paid for, but I'm literally twitching to start these other paintings. I know that I could work on multiple projects at one time (gods know that the Kubert school teaches you how to do that if you learn nothing else ) but I know that these other projects will consume my muse and the actual commission will keep getting pushed further and further behind.

I know why, really. When I start on something it gets the creativity flowing which brings on the ideas, but I felt the need to whine. I am seriously thinking about starting multiple projects so that I have something to work on while I wait for something else to dry. I can't keep turning to Farmville, it's sucking away my life lol.

Thanks for listening!

Just Hatched

"Just Hatched" is an image I had bouncing around in my head for YEARS. I could never really pin it down or get it out on paper until a contest came about that forced me to finally sort it out. I was happy to learn that "Just Hatched" was picked to be in a calendar of fantasy baby animals.

I have a pestering feeling to find out what his siblings look like. One day I may hatch them out of their eggs as well.

Original size is 15.5"x12.5". I used a mixture of  india ink, watercolor, gouache and acrylic paints.